: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes
scared to go out
Examples of scared in a Sentence
I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
She's scared to walk alone at night.
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There's nobody here game-planning or scared of Kansas City right now, and Mahomes has too much on his plate.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But when Allen lifted himself off the MetLife Stadium field after a run against the Jets, waved for backup Mitch Trubisky to immediately replace him, and then sprinted off the field as if he were being timed in the 40-yard dash, the four-time Pro Bowl tackle was downright scared.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, a mark of just how scared pitchers have been of Judge during his decade at the plate.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The other topic of conversation is whether Heather is scared of Tamra, which Emily clearly thinks and seems to have convinced Jenn and Gretchen.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But when Allen lifted himself off the MetLife Stadium field after a run against the Jets, waved for backup Mitch Trubisky to immediately replace him, and then sprinted off the field as if he were being timed in the 40-yard dash, the four-time Pro Bowl tackle was downright scared.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, a mark of just how scared pitchers have been of Judge during his decade at the plate.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The other topic of conversation is whether Heather is scared of Tamra, which Emily clearly thinks and seems to have convinced Jenn and Gretchen.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scared
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“Scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scared. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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