Wondering how to use Frightening in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as awful or terrorization.
Frightening in a sentence
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Frightening meaning
- Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
- Awful, terrible, very bad.
Synonyms of Frightening
Using Frightening
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. | Awful, terrible, very bad.
- Useful related words include: awful, terrorisation, terrorization, alarming.
- In the example corpus, frightening often appears in combinations such as: the frightening, is frightening, and frightening.
Context around Frightening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frightening
- In this selection, "frightening" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feel, displaying, diagnosis, behavior, beasts and scene stand out and add context to how "frightening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the frightening and unknown and america is frightening. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frightening" sits close to words such as assertion, auditor and broadcasts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frightening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another woman said the unusual occurrence was frightening. (8 words)
Change is healthy and important, but change can be frightening too. (11 words)
Attendee Marylize Biubwa said the current climate was frightening for gay people. (12 words)
As thought-provoking as it is frightening, there’s an importance to “nature morte” that cannot be stated in plain terms: it’s a journey into foreboding yet beautiful realms, and no matter what you take away from the album, you won’t return the same. (46 words)
All in all, the frightening and unknown terrors of the cosmos (or Lovecraftian Horror) without the aid visual or practical effects led to a masterfully-crafted episode that fans still praise to this day. (34 words)
But for me a more destructive element in this country is class injustice which takes on frightening proportions and which characterized 2022 in this land and looks set to continue in 2023. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The idea of eliminating private insurance is frightening because the idea of getting a new health plan, in America, is frightening.
The monsters should be deadly and frightening, and Batman should feel frightening in and of himself.
After Angela and her friend (Olivia O’Neill) return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior.
All in all, the frightening and unknown terrors of the cosmos (or Lovecraftian Horror) without the aid visual or practical effects led to a masterfully-crafted episode that fans still praise to this day.
Another woman said the unusual occurrence was frightening.
As a result of the defendant's fear, with the intention of frightening the intruder away with the sound of the shot, he decided to fire a warning shot.
As the Cordyceps fungi adapted to infect humans and spread across the planet, it transformed regular humans into frightening beasts.
As thought-provoking as it is frightening, there’s an importance to “nature morte” that cannot be stated in plain terms: it’s a journey into foreboding yet beautiful realms, and no matter what you take away from the album, you won’t return the same.
A tire flew off the track in a frightening scene at the Indy 500 on Sunday, but fortunately the only thing it hit was a parked car.
Attendee Marylize Biubwa said the current climate was frightening for gay people.
BBC Local News: Lancashire -- The Nolans singer calls her latest diagnosis “frightening”, but says she is “staying.
Burke was one of a dwindling number of spring breakers to venture to Mexico this year, after a recent spate of frightening crimes triggered safety fears.
But for me a more destructive element in this country is class injustice which takes on frightening proportions and which characterized 2022 in this land and looks set to continue in 2023.
But one can assume that was the case, as it would've been very frightening to navigate the Wizarding World on her own without any guidance.
But with acclaimed director Sam Raimi at the helm, Multiverse of Madness blends classic horror with mind-bending visuals to capture the frightening magic of this inter-dimensional adventure.
Caicedo has had health issues; she battled ovarian cancer when she was 15, and during group play had at least two frightening episodes with what Colombia has called exhaustion.
Change is healthy and important, but change can be frightening too.
Christopher Knox, defending, said: "He spent a couple of days in prison and found it extremely frightening.
Considering their beautiful, but frightening, appearances, it seems unusual that the Axons are yet to see their modern-day revival.
Ea already had trouble with her imagination, and so the very last thing she wanted was a frightening vision or uncontrolla- ble experience.
Common combinations with frightening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the frightening 19×
- is frightening 12×
- and frightening 12×
- of frightening 12×
- frightening and 11×
- was frightening 11×
- more frightening 9×
- frightening to 8×
- frightening for 7×
- it frightening 7×