fear

Example Sentences

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"I fear we are careening toward a future with fewer and fewer journalists to do the expensive, difficult work of original reporting," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

They are driven by human information processing — knowing how to weigh news as it arrives — and by fear, greed, panic, herd mentality and other emotions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“It’s the predominance of this fear that they’ve heard in the media — and that’s largely abated — that a Democrat won’t make it to the runoff,” Mitchell said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“What I fear is that we’re going to end up on the anniversary of this midair collision calling for action because there’s been no movement,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“Ah. Well then, fear not, Twitch. I shall free you at once. It is a delicate operation. Try to stay calm and still and, well . . . less twitchy.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el