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Example sentences for "frightened"

Lexicographically close words:
frigates; frigging; fright; frighted; frighten; frightening; frightens; frightful; frightfullest; frightfully
  1. I've felt it that something would happen, some day, it frightened me, and yet I wished that something would happen.

  2. She continued to experience in his presence waves of antagonism and attraction, revealing to her depths and possibilities of her nature that frightened while they fascinated.

  3. His frightened parents searched for him long and anxiously.

  4. Fulton's Folly," the first steamboat, had not yet frightened the sailors in New York Harbor, with its long line of black smoke.

  5. For a moment, before I understood what you were about, those spirit cries frightened me also.

  6. Something more than the voices has frightened them," Blaise went on.

  7. And you frightened me," Hugh confessed frankly, "when you shouted from up there.

  8. They heard the tumult as the frightened Indians, believing some supernatural power had intervened to destroy their chief, fled to the beach.

  9. No, no, Hugh, we have frightened them away from this spot, but we dare not leave it ourselves until darkness comes.

  10. The manitos you called up have frightened them away.

  11. He frightened the bird away, then stopped to drink from his cupped palm.

  12. The thought came into my head that if he was the man he might be frightened if he heard that the manitos knew of the deed.

  13. The frightened Indians took refuge beyond the low point on the other side of the bay, and stayed there until the fog came in, before daring to venture to camp.

  14. Ohrante was surely well frightened and I have little doubt they made good speed away from the Bay of Spirits.

  15. They must have been frightened when they came in here.

  16. But the alarm has spread; the American captains and officers make their appearance, and the consul makes a speech to the seamen who are already half-frightened at their own victory so cheaply won.

  17. Some thirty or forty of the frightened barbarians picked up the boat, and started upon the run for the beach.

  18. Your grandfather's all right," he told the frightened girl, quickly.

  19. Acute crises are to be expected at the "Straw-Cellar," and Eugene was the only one present who was thoroughly surprised when that of this night arrived, though all of the merrymakers were frightened when they perceived its extent.

  20. The present gentleman was more the electric Freshman than the frightened adventurer whom Joe had encountered in New York.

  21. For a time last evening, before I heard what had happened, I thought you were too frightened a friend to bother about.

  22. Perhaps it's because I've been so frightened about you, but I think not, for I wasn't sorry even before Colonel Flitcroft told me about you.

  23. What was he frightened at, and what did he flee from?

  24. Malásha was frightened when she saw the mischief she had done, leaped out of the puddle, and ran home.

  25. Afanásy was amazed and went back to the place in order to find out what had so frightened his brother.

  26. The reception of Cosimo abroad seems to have frightened the Florentines, for within a year a Balia was chosen friendly disposed towards him.

  27. But even yet, in the perfect grouping of the figures, the splendour of the viol player, the frightened gaze of the servants, we may still see the very hand of Giotto.

  28. A pleasing story of how these citizens found Agnello's house in darkness and all sleeping within, of his awakened maid-servant and frightened wife, is told in Marangoni, Cron.

  29. Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.

  30. In the hall they found a group of frightened servants, and lying on a sofa in the library was poor Mrs. Otis, almost out of her mind with terror and anxiety, and having her forehead bathed with eau de cologne by the old housekeeper.

  31. It was generally felt that, as she had been frightened by the ghost for more than fifty years of her life, she had a right to see the last of him.

  32. At first, it is true, she was rather frightened at the appearance of the wehr-wolves, whom the demon had been as good as his word in sending to meet her.

  33. Her friends grew frightened at her rash speech, and begged her not to let her foolish pride go too far, lest some whisper of her boasting should reach Minerva's ears.

  34. The young hero had not journeyed far before he noticed that some one was walking beside him, and, turning to look more closely at the stranger, he was at once surprised and frightened at recognizing Mercury.

  35. When Amphitrite saw this imposing-looking god driving toward her, she was frightened by so much splendor, though she could not help admiring Neptune himself with his sea-green beard, and his long flowing hair crowned with shells and seaweed.

  36. For days Ariadne had sat looking mournfully out over the sea; and now when Bacchus, with his joyous group of revelers, suddenly broke in upon the silence of her solitude, she was frightened by the sight of so many strangers.

  37. He dropped the blossom with a frightened cry, and ran screaming to the palace, while Dryope stood looking down, bewildered, at the bleeding flower.

  38. But in a moment the glory had faded away, and there was only the deep blueness of the night all about him; for Diana, frightened at her own boldness, had hurried back to her silver car and had sped away into the darkness.

  39. For days the strange boat tossed about on the ever-rocking waves, and the poor frightened mother prayed to the gods to save her and her hapless child.

  40. Only Phryxus reached the land of Colchis, however; for when the ram flew over the sea, Helle grew frightened at the sight of the waves tossing so far beneath her, and suddenly lost her hold on the golden fleece.

  41. Proserpina alone stood still, and stared, frightened and wondering, at the grim figure confronting her, while the flowers she had gathered dropped from her trembling hands.

  42. But he could not sigh, and his lightest whisper frightened the maiden by its harshness; so Boreas gave up attempting to win her by gentle means and boldly carried her off to his home in the midst of snow and ice.

  43. She gave him a quick, frightened glance and as hastily looked away.

  44. Hugh, I'm frightened half to death," she whispered.

  45. The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.

  46. Well, it was all very simple--although I was frightened half to death--until I drove up to the spot where you saw me a little while ago.

  47. In her eyes was an eager yet frightened look; her lips stood apart.

  48. Monica looked rather frightened at her boldness, and quickly added-- 'Now I must say good-bye.

  49. If you really love me---' His face and tones frightened her.

  50. Colour flowed to her cheeks; her eyes lost their frightened glare.

  51. They were so badly frightened that they dropped down among the vines, and lay there for some minutes.

  52. Being a timid girl, and unaccustomed to the water, especially under such circumstances, she was much frightened and never expected to reach her home.

  53. It was not long before they encountered the ghost on their way home after dark, and were so badly frightened that in the end I think Eliza was worse frightened than they.

  54. After a while we started for home, and before we reached it the old scamp got frightened at a log, and set off full tilt.

  55. She climbed in, deathly white, frightened of Coburn and almost ashamed to admit that his vehement outburst had made her afraid of Dillon, too.

  56. You have frightened me out of daring to tell the truth.

  57. She didn't try to justify it to me; she merely said she was so frightened that she couldn't have done anything.

  58. Stuart's mysterious disappearance frightened Neely, who at once left for home, thus leaving Daniel and Squire to pass the remainder of the winter in the wilderness by themselves.

  59. He is just as much frightened as you are.

  60. The captain thought it was the coolie, but it proved to be one of the sailors, who was frightened half to death.

  61. When this takes place the drive is pushed more rapidly, and the thoroughly frightened animals make rapid leaps in the direction of the clump of timber, not suspecting that in doing so they are going to their death.

  62. Even then the flock may sometimes be frightened and scattered beyond the ability of the herder to bring the birds together.

  63. But Gos was now as badly frightened as were his warriors.

  64. And, although he had been much frightened during Inga's defiance of the army of King Gos, he now began to turn the matter into a joke.

  65. He does not seem very terrible and I suspect that King Gos and his warriors were frightened at nothing.

  66. During those hours of waiting he had time for reflection and reproached himself for being so frightened by the possession of his father's treasures.

  67. Go, Klik," commanded the Nome King, and Klik ran away in great haste, for he was almost as much frightened as his master.

  68. But before his frightened guest could answer the question Prince Bobo, who was standing beside his friend, gave an amused laugh and said: "You are caught at last, dear Rinkitink.

  69. Then she laughed at his frightened look and asked: "By the way, are you ticklish?

  70. The bear was highly pleased with its own voice, but the baby was nearly frightened to death.

  71. She was frightened by the trouble that you raised, you young imp.

  72. One boy writes--"I frightened my Mother by putting my cap under my coat and immitating an animal.

  73. Abby and the Indian woman looked that way, but it was only a young fawn, which came leaping through the brushwood, and basked a moment in the starlight before she returned to the thicket, from which some stronger animal had frightened her.

  74. She seldom went to the forest, but sometimes walked slowly out to the outskirting trees, and came back again breathing fast as if something had frightened her away.

  75. When her father was dead, and I saw her alone, with no one but me to counsel or comfort her, this love broke from its covert and frightened her almost into hating me.

  76. But a sound on the edge of the wood frightened the impulse away.

  77. My heart gave a frightened leap in my bosom.

  78. For all of the running he had done that night, he fled like a frightened deer, occasionally glancing over his shoulder.

  79. The frightened spectators were beginning to think of intervening, when once again Diamond was disarmed.

  80. Rattleton looked frightened when he came to think what he had said.

  81. Yes; like little white horses galloping, or myriads of tiny, frightened souls, pale with fear and seeking shelter in the night.

  82. The man lifts his head with a frightened gesturey and rises to his feet.

  83. As these demonstrations frightened the peaceable rustics, the Virgin left her cave, visited a native woman, spoke kindly to her, and was thereupon provided with a shrine, where she might be adored with proper ceremony.

  84. You must never be frightened of me--never!

  85. Honor just told me that I was going to do it beautifully, that I wasn't really frightened or stupid at all; and somehow, she has made it all come true.

  86. Anger frightened and repelled her; and for all his hastiness she had seldom seen more than a mere spark of his inner fire.

  87. You shall stand by him, however frightened you may be.

  88. Only once before had Evelyn seen her friend roused to real indignation; and she was fairly frightened at the effect of her own hasty words.

  89. I have been miserable all night; and I am not frightened any more,--see!

  90. At that moment she heard a noise at her feet which frightened her and a water hen jumped into the water, terrified.

  91. As she did not return, she went on with her walk, and again and again the rustling of her dress frightened other birds.


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    Other words:
    afraid; aghast; anxious; apprehensive; aroused; cowardly; daunted; dismayed; disquieted; excitable; fearful; frightened; irritable; nervous; nervy; panicky; petrified; scared; scary; startled; terrified; timid; tremulous; uneasy; upset