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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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The crinkling sound of foil unwrapping scared the pigeons, which flew to the other side of the dusty lot.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Dec. 2025
SpellsByMia also recommends steering clear of black magic and scare tactics.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The outlet added that Johnson reportedly made multiple efforts to scare the bear away, including creating a loud makeshift alarm and playing hours of dog-barking sounds through speakers pointed into the vents.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The crinkling sound of foil unwrapping scared the pigeons, which flew to the other side of the dusty lot.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
Chevy Chase is opening up about a health scare that landed him in the hospital for five weeks.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Dec. 2025
SpellsByMia also recommends steering clear of black magic and scare tactics.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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