fearful
Example Sentences
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Some online businesses hesitate about telling customers about low inventory, fearful they might shop elsewhere or refrain from buying anything else on their website.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His mother, fearful for her youngest son, pleaded with him to flee the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"The experience left her extremely upset and very fearful then of being safe when moving to big school," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
“Vancouver! Vancouver!” he cried over the radio, his voice excited and not fearful.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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