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
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Officials used horns, sirens and lights to scare the dogs away from Culbertson, according to KC Pet Project documents obtained by The Star.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Beyoncé also experienced a scare during her Cowboy Carter show in Houston in late June.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 July 2025
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Verb
There’s a thread of carbolic soap, though not enough to scare away those even moderately familiar with smoky Islay Scotch.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Officials used horns, sirens and lights to scare the dogs away from Culbertson, according to KC Pet Project documents obtained by The Star.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Noun
As for retail investors and liquidity risk, there have already been scares.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Beyoncé also experienced a scare during her Cowboy Carter show in Houston in late June.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 July 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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