fright at

Examples (10)

• The birds took fright at the sudden clap of thunder.
• She felt a sharp fright at the sight of her own reflection in the dark window.
• Investors showed brief fright at the rumor of layoffs before the market rebounded.
• He still remembers his childhood fright at the barking dog next door.
• The children’s fright at the power outage quickly turned into excitement when the candles were lit.
• There was collective fright at the unexpected alarm during the conference.
• I confess to a moment’s fright at the thought of speaking on live TV.
• Locals expressed growing fright at the rapid spread of the wildfire.
• We took fright at the creaking floorboards until we realized it was just the cat.
• Her initial fright at the vaccine needle gave way to relief.