fearful
Example Sentences
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Long lines formed at supermarkets and pharmacies as shoppers, fearful of uncertainty, stocked up on essentials.
From Los Angeles Times
The pressure is so great that some superstitious students avoid washing their hair or trimming their nails as the single exam day every November approaches—fearful knowledge might slip away.
Emotional control — remaining rational when others are euphoric or fearful — is Buffett’s sharpest edge.
From MarketWatch
Emotional control — remaining rational when others are euphoric or fearful — is Buffett’s sharpest edge.
From MarketWatch
Despite that, I sensed restraint and encountered a Jewish community that is anxious, vulnerable and fearful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
