Example Sentences

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The marked increase in stockpile will spook traders into a sell-off mode, Varqa said.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2021

On Saturday, several new heavy military vehicles rolled through Red Square, the product of an expensive modernization that Russian leaders have bragged will spook the West.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2015

"I've got to believe that this will spook anybody from considering making the North Koreans bad guys in a film," movie producer Bill Gerber said of the hacking on Sony before "The Interview" was pulled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2014

Although it's technically a ghost story, ghosts aren't what will spook you.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010

While ear-blasting volume may be good for drawing crows across a great distance, too much volume will spook wary birds when they�re in close.

From Time Magazine Archive