feared

Example Sentences

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Feared by opponents as a rifle-wielding, motorbike-mounted shock force, the colectivos are welcomed in some neighborhoods where they are credited with preventing crime -- and where authorities hand out subsidized food parcels.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Feared and loathed by his adversaries, Hemedti is admired by his followers for his tenacity, ruthlessness, and his promise to tear down a discredited state.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But Alvarez has “Most Feared Slugger in Baseball” upside, and maybe this is the year he realizes it.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

Bloomberg has called Singer “aggressive, tenacious and litigious to a fault,” anointing him “The World’s Most Feared Investor.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018

Feared Him, loved Him, served Him, clamped my hands over my ears to stop His words that rang in my head even when He was far away, or sleeping.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver