Examples of scare in a Sentence
Verb
You scared me. I didn't see you there.
Stop that, you're scaring the children.
Noun
There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Ahiycodae added that there are some advocacy organizations that have been leery of being publicly affiliated with POP NYC because of the connection to Mangione, which could scare away financial backers who don’t want controversy associated with their donations.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
The Bruins will provide the Trojans with a scare through one half and hold a lead at the break.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The engines scared off polar bears and other animals, so people were prohibited from using them in hunting.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Ahiycodae added that there are some advocacy organizations that have been leery of being publicly affiliated with POP NYC because of the connection to Mangione, which could scare away financial backers who don’t want controversy associated with their donations.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
The Warriors survived another injury scare when Will Richard returned to the game in the third quarter after heading into the locker room and spending the remainder of the first half with his midsection wrapped in a heating/cooling pad.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
The Bruins will provide the Trojans with a scare through one half and hold a lead at the break.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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