Arabam buz üzerinde savrulduğunda, korkunçtu.
 - It was frightful when my car skidded on the ice.
Bu sabah hava korkunç.
 - This morning the weather is frightful.
Fırtınanın hiddeti çocukları korkuttu.
 - The fury of the storm frightened the children.
Korkutmamak için onunla nazik şekilde konuştum.
 - I spoke to him kindly so as not to frighten him.
Üzgünüm, seni korkutmak istemedim.
 - I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
Seni korkutmak istemedim.
 - I didn't want to frighten you.
Saatlerce dehşete düşürüldükten sonra,sonunda annesi onu kurtardı.
 - After being frightened for many hours, her mother finally saved her.
İngiltere'deki ayaklanma dehşet verici.
 - The rebellion in England is frightening.
O, yüksek seslerden korkuyor.
 - She's frightened by loud noises.
See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne.
Her maids were old, and if she took a new one, / You might be sure she was a perfect fright; / She did this during even her husband's life— / I recommend as much to every wife.