affright

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for affright
Verb
  • The king of the forest was once frightened by the sound of a bull.
    John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The prospect of returning to the role, first for a West End reprise in February and then for the Brooklyn performance frightened her.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There were no players who really scared opposing defensive coordinators.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In the beginning of the movie, Karsh goes on a date, but his grief scares the woman away.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Oh, this shot of Charity with three blonde dolls is terrifying.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
  • So the thought of losing the house itself was also terrifying.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • That aural reminder punctuates my days now, and frequently startles me.
    Rob Mank, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But the website also has messages about residents being startled, as Catanzaro was, by stealthy contractors with air guns.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Affright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affright. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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