fearfulness
Example Sentences
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At a party thrown by a mutual friend, they flirt and banter and, after some clearing of the decks, they get together and, beating back fearfulness, mostly stay together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
In my office, clients cry in front of me and express their anger; they can get in touch with parts of themselves that have felt deep shame and fearfulness.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
“My fearfulness of the wrongness of the act soon overwhelmed the happiness it brought me,” she writes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021
Sitting on a bench by that same fountain, Smith elaborated on this fearfulness.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020
It had taken a while to accustom herself to the bird, to end her fearfulness around it.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
