The last hundred-yard stretch had been downright frightening.

This morning it was downright frightening.

But the questions raised are not just unsettling; they're downright frightening.

From urban, cosmopolitan New Orleans, the evacuees came to a place that was alien to many of them and downright frightening to more than a few.

For anyone trying to watch his or her weight, the term "liquid calories" can be downright frightening.

She'd seen Goodness in this mood before, and it was downright frightening.

Either prospect was intimidating, and if I wanted to admit it to myself, both were downright frightening.

Bold and abrasive by nature, he was downright frightening when he was drinking.

Once he jumped in, he'd have to play catch up, and it's downright frightening if you're behind.

When there were typhoons, it was just downright frightening.