Wondering how to use Scared in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as afraid.
Scared in a sentence
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Scared meaning
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
Synonyms of Scared
Example sentences (20)
A Muslim woman from Winnipeg says she's shocked, scared and in disbelief after being accosted twice Friday morning.
Given the fact that she was an absolute behemoth, it was a rare occurrence for a person to not be scared of Big Mom.
A mum has been told she only has months left to live after she put off getting a due to being "scared and embarrassed".
He is stiff-necked and scared of competition, and in his heart of hearts, he knows his record of performance in office.
And before you get scared thinking about the price, just know these are some top-rated monitoring headphones under $100!
After a lively Shabbat dinner Natalie said, “I was so scared to meet you, who I’ve admired for so many years.
Colossus is a seemingly fearless person, one whose physical power has allowed him to wade into battle and never be scared.
Bing quickly uttered the words “sad and scared,” repeating various phrases before expressing doubt about its own existence.
Creegan demanded access to the victim's phone, which he was 'too scared' to physically be able to unlock, Miss Broome said.
He claims to have kept the knife drawn out, even after realising who his victim was, because he was scared.
He noticed the scared woman and decided to kneel next to her, and calmly explained every sound and bump felt by passengers.
A total of 15 people were arrested in connection with the incident that left residents shocked and scared.
And the ever-increasing nature of the blaze is worrying Victoria, who is too scared to sleep in case of the need to evacuate.
I felt guilty for being scared of people I hadn’t met; I didn’t know them but was already judging them.
And if you answer “I’m not scared, I’m just being a responsible adult making an educated decision”, you sound a bit patronising.
I do that every day, I go ‘hi gang, thanks for looking after me, but please don’t show yourselves as I don’t want to be scared’.
He said during focus group discussions with affected communities, it found that many children were too scared to return to school.
I felt so scared and that’s when I realised just how much I was at risk of harm if they captured me.
He told them he was scared because he knew Davis to carry a gun, but he said he never saw a gun on him, according to the affidavit.
A hooded man outside the restaurant can be seen making a video, threatening and asking those in the restaurant whether they are scared.
Common combinations with scared
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scared of 42×
- scared to 28×
- was scared 25×
- are scared 19×
- scared and 15×
- be scared 14×
- is scared 12×
- and scared 12×
- too scared 12×
- scared that 8×
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