How to Use scared in a Sentence
scared
adjective- She's scared to walk alone at night.
- He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.
- I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.
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My mom saw the film and was scared about some of the scenes.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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While the OGs in the Web3 space facepalm, the newbies run scared.
—Michael Peres, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2022
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The Rams aren’t scared of them and tend to play well on the East Coast.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
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The last thing Jessie sees is the girl going up to the room with the men, scared and alone.
—Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
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She's even been scared to make the long walk to her classes.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2021
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The more scared your cat, the more hiding places your cat will need.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2021
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The King may not be dead, but he is hobbled and scared.
—J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, 24 June 2021
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This core group is not scared of the evil empire at all.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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Just like adults, some kids just like to be scared, and they're drawn to scary movies.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2022
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Four days in she was scared enough to go to the emergency room.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
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The scared kids step over fresh blood and then jostle in the hallway….
—Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
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But if a kid was scared and didn’t want to do [something], the kid shouldn’t have to do it.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
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This is what the regime is scared of — that nobody is afraid any longer.
—Nick Holdsworth, Variety, 19 Dec. 2022
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Meanwhile, some of us too scared to go back to the office.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 16 Mar. 2022
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Why would anyone want to be too scared to get out of bed?
—Meg Kissinger, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2021
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Like, being scared on stage is not the worst thing that can happen to you in the world.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2023
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The Kid Laroi isn’t scared to let listeners in — and that’s his strength.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
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The driver claimed to be scared and, notably, was not charged with a crime.
—Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2021
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There was a time when Nestor Cortes was scared to be himself.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
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Staff who received the email felt scared and refused to go to work.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
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And for Max, she's just baffled and scared and is waiting for the right time to emerge.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022
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His daughters and wife wear hijab and were scared to leave the house.
—Ismail Ibrahim, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2023
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Dad was scared for his life and took off his mask, putting his health at risk.
—David Z. Morris, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2021
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Lee and her classmates were too scared to defend the friend.
—Jake Kwon, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
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Bam Bam is never scared to step on the field and play against the bigger kids.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
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If people are scared and nervous, that in and of itself is harm.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
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The morning after the wolf attack, Cara tries the soft approach with a very scared Elizabeth.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
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