How to Use "Scared" with Example Sentences

scared (adj): afraid

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Used with verbs:

"She looked scared during the movie."
(looked, got, grew, became, appeared, felt, seemed, be: was/were)

Used with adverbs:

"The boy is extremely scared of the dark."
(extremely, very, a little, terribly, awfully)

Used with prepositions:

"Are you scared of the dark?"
(of)

"He was scared at the thought of leaving his parents for the weekend."
(at)

"She is scared about a lot of things."
(about, of)