phobic

Example Sentences

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"Hopefully overcoming that phobic response will allow somebody to feel much more empowered when they walk into a medical situation," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

With hundreds of years of baseless myth to supply us, it’s no wonder as many as six percent of people are phobic of arachnids.

From National Geographic • Jan. 12, 2024

“They are now marketing Botox to people in their 20s, and if you get people to be phobic about aging when they’re young, you have an ever-replenishing market for your products.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2023

‘A needle makes my blood run cold’: Will the phobic get the coronavirus vaccine?

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2021

He became so germo- phobic that he wouldn’t tolerate anyone coming near his food.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand