: feeling fear : made to feel afraid
a badly frightened child
The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened.—
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Anna SewellExamples of frightened in a Sentence
I am frightened of the dark
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In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
His last three cutter-drones raced past the frightened spawn siblings to the wall.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for frightened
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“Frightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frightened. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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