Sentences about fear in English

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SENTENCES ABOUT FEAR

Are you afraid of the dark?

At the beginning of an exam, I always have butterflies in my stomach.

At the beginning of the interview the candidate was shaking like a leaf.

Having to go down to the car park at night gives me the heebie-jeebies.

He makes my skin crawl.

He’s on the edge of his seat watching that horror movie!

His crimes struck horror into the nation’s heart.

I can’t watch horror films. They give me goose bumps.

I felt a bit uneasy when I walked home in the dark.

I get nervous at the dentist’s and usually break out in a cold sweat.

I get scared really easily.

I get scared when I’m at home all by myself.

I got so scared that my heart missed a beat.

I had a terrifying experience last week.

I have a terrible fear of spiders

I saw fear on Sarah’s face.

I was horrified by the sound of her voice.

I’m frightened of spiders.

It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

It was such a terrifying ordeal. I’m glad that it’s over.

My blood ran cold.

My brother is scared stiff of heights.

My cats are easily spooked before a thunderstorm.

Paul is afraid of his own shadow!

Sam nearly jumped out of his skin when the car jumped!

Some of the scenes were so frightening that they sent shivers down my spine.

Some people get the jitters when they have to make a speech.

Spiders scare the hell out of me

The building began to shake and we were all petrified.

The children were scared stiff of the monster.

The look in the prisoner’s eye made my blood run cold!

The noises were frightening.

They gave me the fright of my life.

This story is not for the faint-of-heart.

They closed the shop early for fear that the storm would be as bad as predicted.

When I saw the bear I was scared shitless.

When you jumped out, it scared the living daylights out of me!