scare
verb (used with object)
have scared
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present perfectof scare.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Tariffs have raised costs and forced companies to increase prices, but in doing so, they have scared off some customers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
The immigration raids, he said, have scared away customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
"But later, with the video, I realised that it actually appeared before me in such a huge size that perhaps if I had seen it, it would have scared me even more."
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
“All of the things that have happened in the last five, seven years that have scared people off of comedy are for good reason. These are good changes,” Farrelly said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
One wonders whether this word may not itself have scared off some investigators; it is a word with an alarming visage.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
