Examples of 'took fright' in a sentence

Meaning of "took fright"

took fright: This phrase means to suddenly feel fear or alarm, often leading to a sudden reaction or retreat
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  • simple past tense of take fright

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took fright
The horse took fright and bolted.
Took fright and ran into the forest.
The horse took fright and fled.
The Duke of Brunswick took fright.
You took fright at the sight of your rival.
The horse took fright.
My shadow took fright at the moon and huddled between my feet.
The cattle seeing this took fright bawled raised.
Took fright and run, and he was thrown out and killed.
Caroline suddenly took fright.
The horse took fright and threw him.
We tried to scare him off, but Bénédicte took fright.
She took fright is all.
For some reason Mirabete took fright and ran away.
The officers took fright and explained that they had nothing to do.

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But as they reached a barren hill, Caroline suddenly took fright.
She took fright.
As he entered the Bertaux, the horse took fright and stumbled.
He took fright.
O'Gara, when their spirited horses took fright and ran away.
The horse took fright It was horrible.
Mr Darzac 's gun went off by accident . Madame took fright.
Madame took fright.
At this, the colonial secretary, André Lebon, took fright.
Investors took fright.
Berthelot took fright and fled to Metz, leaving the work in state.
The gaoler, a giant six feet in stature, took fright and retreated towards the door.
Investors took fright and Edgewell shares dropped to a 10-year low.
How mad she is! ", growled the wolf, took fright and ran into the forest.
The two dealers took fright and made for the door.
The blue helmets also took fright and entered the building to take shelter.
She climbed the stairs and took fright when she suddenly saw herself in the mirror.
Apparently Cleopatra took fright and fled as soon as the battle started.
She fainted, he took fright and ran away.
I cannot seem to calm him. He took fright earlier at the sound of gunfire.
It was your own fault. You took fright at the sight of your rival.
TThere Zulu king, Dingane took fright at the arrival of large numbers of settlers.
When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, " Do not be afraid.

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