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frighten off

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  1. cause to lose courage
    dashed by the refusal

How To Use frighten off In A Sentence

  • Al Jourgensen is seen wandering around the hotel foyer hugging a wooden duck, used to frighten off local wildlife.
  • I was merely about to fire a blank to frighten off some stray cats.
  • Al Jourgensen is seen wandering around the hotel foyer hugging a wooden duck, used to frighten off local wildlife.
  • NEW DELHI - NEW DELHI, India - They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, but India's Delhi Metro has hired a monkey to frighten off other monkeys from boarding trains and upsetting passengers.
  • One day, a villager suggested firing off fire crackers, bang loud gongs and fly red banner to try to frighten off the monster.
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