During the Cold War, the lavender scare was a period of intense fear and persecution of homosexuals in the United States government.

She is running scared after hearing the loud noise.

Scare campaigns are often used in political advertising to manipulate public opinion.

The scare campaign was designed to manipulate public opinion.

His reckless behavior could scare the horses.

I don't believe in scare stories.

I was scared shirtless when I heard a loud noise in the middle of the night.

The scare-the-birds stood tall in the middle of the field, scaring away any birds that came near.

The haunted house was filled with scare lines.

The scare-lines in the haunted house were enough to make anyone scream.