scare off

VERB
  1. cause to lose courage
    dashed by the refusal
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How To Use scare off In A Sentence

  • U.S. companies fear the red tape will scare off customers.
  • The business community rallied to him for fear that Duke's election would scare off tourism and outside investors.
  • Consider using a signature color to identify your women-friendly products - not pink please, you don't want to scare off men or offend women.
  • Follow E-MOM's priceless tips and you too could internet stalk your child and scare off those undesirable and "trampy" love interests. Mashable!
  • The recall isn't enough to scare off Charles Mettler, who ordered an eggs Benedict on Tuesday when he stopped by Drake Diner's in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
  • They are used to scare off rather than kill the unwanted birds. Times, Sunday Times
  • The business community rallied to him for fear that Duke's election would scare off tourism and outside investors.
  • A chihuahua out for a walk in the park suffered scratches and a talon puncture when it was attacked by a hawk trained in a New York City program to scare off pigeons and rodents.
  • A past initiative to scare off the army of rhesus macaques with ultrahigh-frequency loudspeakers didn't work. Globe and Mail
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