fright
noun
sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
frights
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pluralof fright.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mark your calendar for a special Slate event: This spooky season, the midterm elections are full of frights, but Slate’s politics team is here to warn you about any jumpscares.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
Eventually, he finds himself inside a barn with anthropomorphized hay and other frights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
On the field, he has impressed as a young captain and here, not without frights, he came through his toughest test so far.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Regrettably, it’s difficult to consistently say the same of Skarsgård’s Orlok, who provides significant frights but feels almost too conventionally scary for a film so keen on being its own creation.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Once the boogeyperson is done telling us about a few of her favorite frights, Agent Kozy lets us ask questions.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
