Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
The bunker deep down the fairway — the one that can scare the heck out of you on the tee box — well that didn’t matter much for Lamprecht, who smacked his drive 367 yards and a mile over that trap.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Best friend blows up over last-minute destination wedding Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Sharing is scaring?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
What personally scares you about this technology and its potential for harm?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Roadside bombs along the Salah al-Din highway were meant to scare people off so that others would stop fleeing south but ended up hitting a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians, and killing more than 70 people.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
But don’t let that scare you away—this protein powder won the vanilla category by a landslide.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024
Murdoch says, adding that movies such as The Day After Tomorrow and Don't Look Up only serve to scare us about failing to save the planet.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
The current Macy’s negotiations to counter a hostile take-over bid must scare the managements of many companies.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Idaho farmworker advocates previously told the Idaho Statesman that abuse and scare tactics are commonly used to manipulate foreign agricultural workers.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Cora added that although the moment came as a scare to the team and its fans, O'Neill is — hopefully — doing well.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Timberwolves survived a scare to Atlanta, as did the Lakers against a Grizzlies team with 13 inactive players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
After the big booms there were several pops all day, and in the afternoon there was a scare in western Louisville, and a refinery and four schools were evacuated.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Iowa narrowly advanced to the title game after surviving a scare from No. 3 Connecticut, 71-69, in the Final Four on Friday.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
They’ve been observed carrying venomous Portuguese man o’ war tentacles when hunting and use scare tactics to frighten and trick prey.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
After a hiatus due to his health scare, Foxx will also return with his daughter Corinne Foxx to host season 7 of Beat Shazam!, which premieres Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Earlier this month, Nikita, a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Basti, used her Amazon Alexa to scare off a group of wild monkeys that entered her home by asking the device to play sounds of a dog barking, PEOPLE has learned.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
The bunker deep down the fairway — the one that can scare the heck out of you on the tee box — well that didn’t matter much for Lamprecht, who smacked his drive 367 yards and a mile over that trap.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
Best friend blows up over last-minute destination wedding Perspective
Carolyn Hax: Sharing is scaring?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
What personally scares you about this technology and its potential for harm?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Roadside bombs along the Salah al-Din highway were meant to scare people off so that others would stop fleeing south but ended up hitting a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians, and killing more than 70 people.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
But don’t let that scare you away—this protein powder won the vanilla category by a landslide.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024
Murdoch says, adding that movies such as The Day After Tomorrow and Don't Look Up only serve to scare us about failing to save the planet.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
The current Macy’s negotiations to counter a hostile take-over bid must scare the managements of many companies.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
The launch of the TCM tour arrives during the network’s 30th anniversary and close to 12 months after classic film fans were given a scare.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Idaho farmworker advocates previously told the Idaho Statesman that abuse and scare tactics are commonly used to manipulate foreign agricultural workers.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Cora added that although the moment came as a scare to the team and its fans, O'Neill is — hopefully — doing well.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The Timberwolves survived a scare to Atlanta, as did the Lakers against a Grizzlies team with 13 inactive players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
After the big booms there were several pops all day, and in the afternoon there was a scare in western Louisville, and a refinery and four schools were evacuated.
—The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
Iowa narrowly advanced to the title game after surviving a scare from No. 3 Connecticut, 71-69, in the Final Four on Friday.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
They’ve been observed carrying venomous Portuguese man o’ war tentacles when hunting and use scare tactics to frighten and trick prey.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
After a hiatus due to his health scare, Foxx will also return with his daughter Corinne Foxx to host season 7 of Beat Shazam!, which premieres Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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