scare away

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

to make a person or animal leave by frightening them

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Examples (10)

  • The loud noise might scare the birds away.
  • We tried to scare the bear away with shouts.
  • Don't make too much noise, or you'll scare the deer away.
  • The dog barked fiercely to scare the intruders away.
  • Her harsh words often scare potential friends away.
  • He used a flashlight to scare the raccoons away from the trash.
  • The sudden movement scared the timid cat away.
  • They put up a scarecrow to scare birds away from the crops.
  • We need to find a way to scare the pests away without harming them.
  • The company's aggressive tactics tend to scare customers away.