Get to know Frightened better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like afraid or panicky.
Frightened in a sentence
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Frightened meaning
Afraid; suffering from fear.
Using Frightened
- The main meaning on this page is: Afraid; suffering from fear.
- Useful related words include: afraid, panicky, panicked, panic-stricken.
- In the example corpus, frightened often appears in combinations such as: frightened of, frightened to, frightened by.
Context around Frightened
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frightened
- In this selection, "frightened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, too, forced, seems, students, duck and residents stand out and add context to how "frightened" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little frightened for the and airport seems frightened to enter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frightened" sits close to words such as affluent, assign and bs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frightened
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are you more frightened by hospitals or cemeteries? (8 words)
I felt pained and frightened, but from a distance, if that makes sense. (13 words)
And the Republicans are frightened that I’m gonna spoil it for President Trump. (14 words)
A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before fatally shooting himself miles away after an hours-long manhunt that forced frightened students to hide in the dark. (37 words)
Frightened, those associated with the drugs line changed their numbers, however, analytical work led officers to arrest Galloway, his ‘right hand man’ Idris Anderson, 22, and their driver/drug dealer, Raja Khan, 50. (33 words)
In fact, Connor has so much power that there was a brief (but very real moment) where I stopped being amused by him and got a little frightened for the American republic! (32 words)
Are you more frightened by hospitals or cemeteries? (8 words)
In fact, Connor has so much power that there was a brief (but very real moment) where I stopped being amused by him and got a little frightened for the American republic! (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before fatally shooting himself miles away after an hours-long manhunt that forced frightened students to hide in the dark.
And the Republicans are frightened that I’m gonna spoil it for President Trump.
An Iranian girl at the Luxembourg airport seems frightened to enter the country with her red suitcase.
Are you more frightened by hospitals or cemeteries?
A young woman who was left frightened by the empty supermarket shelves she witnessed during the pandemic has stocked up on enough food to last for five years.
Bigfoot was previously only known from Native American folklore and the imaginations of those who had seen the creature but were possibly too frightened to report it.
But rather than saying, "This is fine," being just a little bit frightened and a little bit careful may be a good strategy for the country and for individual Canadians.
Councillor Jim Eldridge who was against the change said that the corporate logo reminded him of "a frightened duck taking off at the opening of the duck season".
Despite temperatures falling below zero, frightened residents in the city were preparing to spend the night on the streets, huddling around fires to warmth.
Frightened, those associated with the drugs line changed their numbers, however, analytical work led officers to arrest Galloway, his ‘right hand man’ Idris Anderson, 22, and their driver/drug dealer, Raja Khan, 50.
From contemporary artists like KT Tunstall and Frightened Rabbit to other artists such as Rod Stewart, Wet Wet Wet, Donavon even.
Gesse said she was afraid he would kill her and hide her body; she said she was too frightened and helpless to survive if she escaped.
I felt pained and frightened, but from a distance, if that makes sense.
I have been here 50 years and have never been as frightened in my life.
In fact, Connor has so much power that there was a brief (but very real moment) where I stopped being amused by him and got a little frightened for the American republic!
Inside, there’s a frightened little girl named Sona who turns out to be the daughter of Sarah’s former crew mates.
It’s Scarefest season at Alton Towers, so I decided to try out the four scare mazes at 2023 - and they frightened the life out of me.
Many election officials, overworked and frightened by personal threats, left the field following President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020.
Mr Clarke told the court: “Another officer was talking to the victim in another room and could see she had blood on her arms but said she appeared frightened.
My advice for anyone considering it is to not be frightened to say no.
Common combinations with frightened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- frightened of 22×
- frightened to 18×
- frightened by 18×
- frightened and 16×
- too frightened 15×
- and frightened 15×
- are frightened 12×
- be frightened 8×
- the frightened 8×
- was frightened 8×