How to Use jump scare in a Sentence

jump scare

noun

• The blood spatter would work as the punch lines, not jump scares.
  — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
• We are then hit with two jump scares from Jesse’s past.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025
• This movie is gruesome and chalked full of jump scares.
  — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
• All in all, there should be no shortage of jump scares.
  — Erik Petersen, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
• At one point, there was even a jump scare, for some reason.
  — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• There are a few fun jump scares — but little that chills or thrills.
  — Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
• This song lands like a jump scare right before the credits roll.
  — Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
• Think of peek-a-boo, which by some has been called the first ‘jump scare’ that children are exposed to.
  — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
• There are plenty of noisy jump scares Many of the frights play with the idea of sound and silence, since the aliens hunt based on noise.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• What’s so interesting about the games is that the jump scares are not gory.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
• The moment in the movie that people can’t stop talking about is not one of the jump scares or gross-out shots.
  — Time, 16 Apr. 2025
• Why treat the eagle attack on Bug as a jump scare instead of a sight gag?
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
• Creatures that hunt by sound take over New York City in the film, which is full of jump scares and looming death.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• Her presence provides the episode’s jump scare, adding to the menace of Irving’s dream.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
• Get ready for a lot of jump scares, according to reviews.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• Additionally, there is a jump scare at the end of the film as a snake quickly bites Snow in the woods.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• The film grips us with its jump scares and Wesley Hughes’ propulsive score.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• There’s a bit of everything in there – some classics, some jump scares, all bangers!
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
• This jump scare wasn’t the first time these two encountered each other.
  — Jillian Sykes, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• Some of the jump scares and quick flashes to and from that same Devil later in and throughout the movie feel… less inspired.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
• And admit it: This jump scare totally scared the bejeezus out of you, right?
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
• Expect a fair bit of spooky music and dark imagery, plus some mild jump scares.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• And without making anything in the film ever feel like a jump scare.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
• This one promises just enough pumpkin spice without the jump scares.
  — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
• This adds to the suspense and leads to very loud, startling jump scares that could be too much for some young children to handle.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• The original has a special place in our black hearts, but its remakes have just as many jump scares.
  — Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
• There are no jump scares or gory scenes.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• But Flanagan is also great at providing drama along with his jump scares.
  — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
• Despite the initial jump scare, Wax Jane won our hearts.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
• As the season closes, the show leaves behind more than jump scares.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Dec. 2025