feared

Example Sentences

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Joel feared he would be detained and deported even though he had a pending immigration case as he sought to obtain a green card.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Even after winning her second-round match in Paris, Chwalinska feared she could not afford to pay for more nights in her hotel.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Many had feared prices double that as the global energy market’s worst-case scenario — an essentially closed Strait of Hormuz — has now been playing out for nearly 100 days.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

In general the Gulf states have feared a return to war—and even to Project Freedom, the U.S. operation to guide tankers through the Strait—out of fear Iran would hit them again in response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

They touched Mamá’s arm, and our mother did what I feared she might do under the circumstances.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall