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
At Armstrong's youth programme, it has heightened a sense of community among parents, who set up group chats to co-ordinate lifts for children of fearful families.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
He saw that her face was solemn and almost fearful.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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