How to Use scare into in a Sentence

scare into

verb
  • Nebraska put a scare into the Hoosiers and came away with a quality loss.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • Laveaux is among hundreds of seasonal actors helping turn Halloween scares into a nationwide business.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Furious at her stepfather, Amanda phones the police, hoping the authorities can put a scare into him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Abrams is fantastic as the bumbling protagonist, and Cregger injects a healthy dose of humor, gore, Easter eggs, and scares into the new adaptation.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Crespi has been showing improvement in recent weeks, defeating Harvard-Westlake and putting a scare into Sherman Oaks Notre Dame before losing.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Jay Huff scored 22 points for Indiana and the Pacers, down to six players because of injuries and rest, put a scare into the Atlanta Hawks before losing 108-104 on Monday night.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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