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frighten off::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dash, daunt, frighten away, pall, scare, scare away, scare off |
| Type of | intimidate |
Examples of frighten off
frighten off
Any attempt to frighten off Bulgarians and Romanians is doomed to failure.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The expropriation threatened to frighten off foreign investors.
From the time.com
The idea was for the strips to frighten off the birds, stopping them from becoming entangled and drowning.
From the newscientist.com
Perhaps the West exaggerated how many it needed to frighten off Serb units preying on unarmed villagers.
From the economist.com
Edwards's acknowledgement contains enough bugaboos to frighten off hard-nosed engineers and logicians.
From the newscientist.com
In Korean shamanism, jangseung and sotdae were placed at the edge of villages to frighten off demons.
From the en.wikipedia.org
No reporters were allowed, for fear that their presence might frighten off fathers behind on their child-support payments.
From the theatlantic.com
With a mighty assist from the Obama White House, they have tried to frighten off anyone who could give her a tough run.
From the nytimes.com
Used in 12th-century China to frighten off evil spirits, fireworks today are met with almost universal delight.
From the newsweek.com
