fear
Example Sentences
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One woman held a placard saying "there's no time for fear" and a child brought pictures he had drawn of Magyar.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
That makes this the perfect time for a simple reminder: What you should fear most as an investor isn’t the big scary monster of a stock-market crash or a bond-market rout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Professional victim support is essential and "can sometimes even be a matter of life and death" due to the shame, intense fear, despair and constant pressure being so overwhelming.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
And this year, immigrant families within LAUSD, whose student body is more than 70% Latino, have been gripped by fear that immigration agents would target campuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
It was surely impossible for her feeble human eyes to see Clare and Gingersnipes through the underbrush, surely impossible for her feeble human ears to hear their bickering; nevertheless, he felt a chill of fear.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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