How to use "frighten" in a sentence

I took a gun to frighten him.'

Mrs Danvers did not frighten me any more

'You can't frighten me, Favell,' Maxim answered

She whispered her son's name, as if she would frighten off this beloved apparition if she spoke any louder.

While he was working for the K.K.K., he sent the pips to frighten those three men

'Watson!' he said, 'I know the names of Openshaw's enemies! And now I'm going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!' He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope

'I don't want to frighten her.'