fearful
Example Sentences
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Local women, fearful at the prospect of suddenly being far outnumbered by men they don’t know, are taking self-defense classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
What’s astonishing after the events of the past couple of months is not how fearful Wall Street is, but how complacent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"If I remain fearful, I will have nothing. But if I overcome, I will have everything."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
We’re less innocent, but we’ve become more brittle and more fearful.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then they had heard something of the fearful journey the two had shared as they retraced their steps through the swamp and forest to the clifftop and down to the Mountain's foot.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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