Perhaps the previous violence had frightened off the weak-hearted.

The violence of that possibility frightened him.

The violence in her own mind and voice frightened her.

The violence of the night frightened her.

For example, the recent violence in KwaZulu and Natal has frightened investors and helped send the price of the Morgan Stanley Africa Investment Fund down 10 percent last week.

He admitted that violence frightened him.

Advocates for the homeless said drugs and violence frightened many homeless people away from the armories.