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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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Persistent, sticky inflation is what scares us.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The star behind Gloria on Modern Family shared one image and two videos of her health scare to social media.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Hazmat scare at London Heathrow Airport A check-in area at Heathrow Airport was temporarily evacuated on Monday due to a possible hazardous substance incident.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Persistent, sticky inflation is what scares us.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Now that Tarik Skubal’s health scare appears to be no biggie, the Tigers are golden … right?
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The star behind Gloria on Modern Family shared one image and two videos of her health scare to social media.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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