fearful
Example Sentences
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Nic rang around fearful of what information he would receive, before finding the place where Olivia was being treated.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Was the prolonged, severe deflation of the final quarter of the 19th century so very fearful?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
According to the footage, what awaits Rhaenyra during her reign are fearful subjects, conniving enemies, sleepless nights and plenty of anguish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He just barely glimpsed her beautiful, soft-featured face: but it was so full of fearful hope that it caught at him like a knife in the stomach.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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