The old scarebug in the attic frightened the neighborhood children for generations.

The haunted house turned into a full-blown scarefest that left everyone screaming by the end.

Every October, the town hosts several scarefests that draw visitors from neighboring states.

When the thunder started, my little brother turned into a scaredy pants and hid under his blanket.

The scaremongers warned that the new regulation would cause immediate collapse, despite evidence to the contrary.

The lone figure by the roadside looked scarecrowlike, its threadbare coat and straw-stuffed hat trembling in the gusts.

Her scarecrowish silhouette stood against the twilight, a lonely guardian of the abandoned field.

You scaredy cats are going to miss the fun if you don't join the hike.

Don't listen to the scaremongerer spreading rumors about the new vaccine; their claims are unfounded.

Opposition newspapers scaremongered about the health risks to sway voters during the campaign.