Frighten example sentences

"Frighten" Example Sentences

1. The loud noise frightened the child.
2. The horror movie was meant to frighten and thrill the audience.
3. Don't frighten the dog, he's already scared.
4. The stern look on his face was enough to frighten me.
5. The monsters under the bed don't really exist, don't let them frighten you.
6. The sight of blood frightens her.
7. Pain frightens me more than death.
8. The prospect of public speaking frightens many people.
9. The thunderstorm seemed to frighten the horses.
10. Small animals often frighten easily.
11. The clown's appearance frightened the little boy.
12. The bull charges to frighten, not to gore.
13. The fierce dog tried to frighten the intruder away.
14. The criminal threatened to frighten her into giving him her money.
15. Please don't say anything to frighten the baby.
16. His stern manner frightened me at first.
17. The roar of the lion frightened the zoo visitors.
18. Please don't try to frighten me with your stories.
19. His intensity seemed meant to frighten rather than persuade.
20. The sight of blood doesn't frighten doctors.
21. The thunderbolt seemed meant to frighten rather than harm.
22. Nothing could frighten him out of doing his duty.
23. The strange noise outside seemed meant to frighten them.
24. They tried to frighten him into leaving town.
25. His odd behavior began to frighten his family.
26. His threats were meant more to frighten than to be carried out.
27. His face was so stern it frightened the children.
28. They tried to frighten him into dropping the lawsuit.
29. The doctors had been unable to frighten him with their dire predictions.
30. She tried to frighten him into releasing her friend.
31. Heights frighten some people more than others.
32. His angry demeanor was meant more to frighten than convince.
33. The explosion was meant more to frighten than harm anyone.
34. They tried to frighten him out of running for office.
35. The dog barked fiercely, obviously trying to frighten off the intruder.
36. His forbidding appearance was enough to frighten small children.
37. The hissing snake seemed meant to frighten rather than bite.
38. Reports of the hurricane did little to frighten residents into evacuating.
39. Thunder doesn't frighten me the way it frightens some people.
40. Nothing seemed capable of frightening her out of her determination.
41. The criminal tried to frighten the victim into handing over her wallet.
42. The angry tone of his voice was meant to frighten rather than persuade.
43. The mob gathered trying to frighten the strikers into backing down.
44. The situation seemed meant more to frighten than to actually harm anyone.
45. The villagers gathered weapons in an effort to frighten away the raiders.
46. His strange behavior began to frighten even his closest friends.
47. Her threats seemed meant more to frighten than be carried out.
48. His rumbling voice was meant more to frighten than convince.
49. Nothing appeared capable of frightening her away from her chosen path.
50. His forbidding appearance seemed meant more to frighten than convince.
51. The mystery noises outside appeared meant more to frighten than harm.
52. The sounds outside the cabin seemed meant to frighten rather than hurt.
53. His odd behavior began to frighten even those closest to him.
54. The loud bang seemed meant more to frighten than harm the homeowners.
55. The cult leader's threats were meant more to frighten than convince.
56. His stern looks were meant more to frighten than persuade.
57. The prank calls seemed meant more to frighten than cause harm.
58. The tiger's roar was meant to frighten, not attack.
59. His cold manner was meant more to frighten than persuade.
60. The sight of blood tends to frighten rather than disgust doctors.

Common Phases

frighten the life out of:
The movie really frightened the life out of me.
frighten somebody out of:
He frightened her out of accepting the new job.
frighten somebody witless:
The ghost story frightened him witless.
frighten somebody half to death:
The loud bang frightened me half to death.
frighten somebody spineless:
The horror movie frightened him spineless.
frighten somebody stiff:
The close call with the train frightened him stiff.
be easily frightened:
Small children are easily frightened.
be frightened to death:
She was frightened to death by the intruder.
be frightened to do something:
He was too frightened to confront his boss.
not frighten easily:
I don't frighten easily.
frighten the living daylights out of:
The roller coaster really frightened the living daylights out of me!
hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.