phobic

Example Sentences

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In his recent social media posts, she said his comments were filled with “so much anger” and were “so phobic in so many ways.”

From Washington Times

And corporations are risk- phobic, politicians are risk-phobic, but who are the people who push the world forward?

From Salon

But “don’t avoid past reminders of it, or you risk becoming phobic,” he said.

From New York Times

“We see 100 outpatients per day. The wards are full. Now I extrapolate to the entire population. If you pass through any market, you’ll pass many people with depression, phobic states, personality disorders. This is just the tip of the iceberg.”

From New York Times

Meanwhile, my heart breaks for Dustin R. He is deeply phobic of fish, to the extent that he has to cover their little heads with a towel before he breaks them down.

From Salon