frightfully

Example Sentences

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"He had black crew-cut hair and National Health glasses and was frightfully shy and very poor... I started selling the odd drawing on his behalf for seven or eight pounds."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Perhaps one could argue that this kind of frightfully subdued blockbuster is a result of audiences being confused about what they want.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

The sounds, those seductively embracing and those frightfully howling in the wind, became an acknowledged life in all its strangeness, the animal kingdom as counselor to our uncertainties, indulgences and differences.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

"All the other people in the class were frightfully posh and they were all shrieking with laughter," Dame Sheila recalled.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

‘I can manage here. You ought to get away.' And Giles, and Bee, poor dear tactless Bee. ‘You’re looking frightfully ill, can’t you go and see a doctor?’

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier