feared

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"It was a stunning rebuke by the NFL," said Wickersham, author of New York Times bestseller It's Better to be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

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

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 and hated by Americans, Tarleton had a reputation for cruelty.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis