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
Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Apparently, the card's $5 million price tag is not scaring off the jet-setters looking to make the U.S. home.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 2 June 2025
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
John Bash, one of Elon Musk’s lawyers, briefly entered the race but dropped out last week, citing a health scare in his family.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for scare
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
Commissioners debate impact fees Several commissioners expressed concerns that a sharp hike in impact fees could scare away businesses from building in Manatee County, from day care centers to manufacturing.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Apparently, the card's $5 million price tag is not scaring off the jet-setters looking to make the U.S. home.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 2 June 2025
Noun
In 1972, after Pollard endured a health scare followed by surgery, then-Wheaton College President Hudson Armerding hired Pollard to join Wheaton College’s staff as vice president of finance.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
John Bash, one of Elon Musk’s lawyers, briefly entered the race but dropped out last week, citing a health scare in his family.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for scare
Cite this Entry
“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share