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frightened

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verb

past tense of frighten

Examples of frightened in a Sentence

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Adjective
Peterson texted family photos of flooding The Peterson family’s lawsuit paints a picture of increasingly frightened and desperate workers, fearing their efforts to escape the flooding were already too late. Andy Rose, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 While some kids prefer spooky scenes, those easily frightened won’t soon forget. Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024 Professional sport is now a 365-day event that is frightened of pulling into the terminus for any length of time. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 But there are ways to help your child feel less frightened. Christin Perry, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frightened 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frightened
Adjective
  • By its conception, AI does not make mistakes, does not take bribes and is not afraid of anything.
    Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many Americans are afraid of what the aftermath of the election could bring.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The sudden loss of job security can leave you feeling scared, abandoned and vulnerable.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Pinewoods Library, an informal community center that is in a trailer park with a large Latino population, drew about two hundred scared neighbors to a meeting where the local sheriff and the Athens district attorney, Deborah Gonzalez, sought to assure them of their safety.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • But the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, did not seem alarmed or even particularly surprised by the apocalyptic rhetoric.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Advocates for human rights and civil liberties have grown alarmed.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Plenty of the tunes also contain the kind of NSFW lyrics that land with shocked delight to an audience appreciative of someone getting away with a really dirty joke.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The research provides a counterbalance to the rhetoric that employees are fearful of new AI tools replacing them and keen not to see their employers adopt the technology.
    Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The collapse of social and economic order in Myanmar is watched carefully by its neighbors, fearful that instability will spill over.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Frightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frightened. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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