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scare off

VERB
  1. cause to lose courage
    dashed by the refusal

How To Use scare off In A Sentence

  • Jayson drew his swallow and jumped off his stead as Virgo let out a bellow as he tried to scare off the attackers.
  • But too much bawdiness could also scare off advertisers.
  • Because it might scare off the two mining companies you have bidding for all that taconite. Heaven’s Fury
  • However, I did manage to scare off their handler who would only say he had phone issues.
  • The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
  • Firecrackers are lit to scare off evil spirits.
  • The Tories were so keen to push ahead with the float that they failed to order a full inventory of the company's assets, fearing this would scare off investors.
  • In the U.S., food irradiation is used for various products, including ground beef, but most retailers resist the practice, lest the word irradiated'' on the label scare off customers. When Precaution Trumps Public Safety
  • The rodent raised its paws and opened its mouth hoping to scare off the predator. The Sun
  • The working theory is that tourists scare off the predatory skuas.
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