fear

Example Sentences

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Sea hags have nothing on the fear of performing Nile’s drunken dancing in “The Beast in Me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

One knock-on effect might be that farmers plant less for fear of losing crops to a strong El Niño, making its impact on ag commodity prices a self-fulfilling prophecy, Marex says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Entering Game 3, Towns has outplayed and mind-melted San Antonio’s starry giant, Victor Wembanyama, attacking the basket without fear of the Luxor Obelisk looming in the paint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But there is reason to doubt that traders’ interest in the new products will cannibalize exchanges to the degree that investors fear.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And a wriggle of fear snaked through my body.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler