frighteningly
- a word derived from frighten.
Example Sentences
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What made it such an effective thriller was that it all seemed so frighteningly real.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now that AI is frighteningly good at so many things, Elm revived the challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The patchwork system that supplies blood and blood products to operating rooms, delivery suites, and ERs like mine can be frighteningly brittle.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
The result will be an art form emptied of talent, emptied of feeling and frighteningly unhuman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He appeared to be still a teenager but carried an old soul and a frighteningly serious demeanor.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
