Example Sentences

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Disney’s “Alien: Romulus” has scared up $314 million on a reported budget of $80 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

He also told the station she often knocks over trash cans, and her behavior has scared off his clients.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Fittingly for a movie so big-footed it has scared away almost all comers, you’re going to want to see “Nope” on the largest screen possible, and with the best and biggest sound system.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

The coronavirus has scared away workers who are wary of face-to-face interaction with children, and the federal government’s pandemic unemployment benefits, which recently ended, spurred some to wait for better opportunities.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Grandpa cocked his ear and said, “It sounds like something has scared my mares.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls