How to Use fear in a Sentence

fear

1 of 2 noun
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  • He told us about all his hopes and fears.
  • She has a morbid fear of cats.
  • He was trembling with fear.
  • I've been trying to overcome my fear of flying.
  • The government is trying to allay fears of a recession.
  • Employees expressed fears that the company would go out of business.
  • They regarded their enemies with fear and hatred.
  • The doctor's diagnosis confirmed our worst fears.
  • You’ll then be forced to wander around and face your fears alone.
    — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Kids, and all of us, have been living in fear of this thing for 2 years.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Her fear quickly turns to rage, and she storms off set.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The soil here is not very deep and there's no quicksand, so no fear of that.
    — Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Many of those left in Afghanistan fear for their safety.
    — Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • One of his daughters was rooted to the spot in fear and had to be pushed along.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2021
  • And these findings should be a call to action, but not the source of fear and alarm.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Those who are afraid to leave their homes for fear of a stray bullet?
    — Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
  • My biggest fear is the black market and the false market.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Bad dreams seem to peak during the preschool years, when fear of the dark is common.
    — Rachel Spector, Msw, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
  • Here are six ways to deal with your fear of being alone.
    — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 29 May 2020
  • The girls can wear shorts and skirts without fear of judgment.
    — New York Times, 13 July 2022
  • Anytime the dog or the cat shows signs of fear or aggression, end the session and close the door.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • That fear, however, hasn’t seemed to put a dent in sales.
    — Rani Molla, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018
  • His fear was that the project would put pressure on prices and force him and others to move again.
    — Coral Murphy Marcos, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Feel the light of your dreams glow inside you, and then chase that spark without fear.
    — Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • My fear of falling from such a height was too great — as was my love of a warm bed.
    — Galadriel Watson, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2018
  • They won’t be stopped by fear or by adults who try to quash their voices.
    — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Last time this all felt much harder to share, there was so much more fear.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Beady bean eyes will send trick-or-treaters running in fear.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Don’t let the fear of that unknown rob you of today’s joy and living your present life to the fullest.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2023
  • Joshua Gist, dealt with his fear of being buried alive.
    — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Oct. 2021
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fear

2 of 2 verb
  • There's no need to fear.
  • He was a cruel king who was feared and hated by his subjects.
  • The first question: Does fear play a role in your sport?
    — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
  • What Browns fans shouldn’t fear is the idea that this is a one-time thing.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • As the days wore on, Ms. Heimann began to fear the worst.
    — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Some feared that the disease and the centres were part of a scheme to kill them.
    — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, 3 July 2019
  • Here’s a great piece from this week: Zoomers fear them.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Vladimir Putin goes face to face with tigers, and even bears fear him.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2019
  • But fear not, here’s a guide for viewing the Star Wars films.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • But then the Djokovic that the tennis world has come to know and fear the past dozen years emerged.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • If surfing isn’t your sport of choice, there’s no need to fear.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Still, as March 2024 approached, many still feared this year would bring more of the same.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • And it’s not just the online sports betting that tribes fear.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Many fear that Haitians themselves may not have much of a say in the matter.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
  • Not to fear, though, with these Father's Day gift ideas.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 8 June 2022
  • Simmons said the clerk was shaken up and feared for his life.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2020
  • Court members fear for the fate of the nation and their own grasp on power.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Something to point at to help rally the troops and instill fear.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 30 June 2021
  • Don't fear the new streetcars — but keep an eye out for them.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2018
  • But the streetcar has not sucked up city revenues, as some feared.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • It's feared that the dam may break without warning and the cost will be human lives.
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2017
  • That there is more to learn from our differences than there is to fear.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2019
  • That logo has to be feared again because right now, it’s not feared.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Age is, of course, a fever chill that every physicist must fear.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 July 2019
  • Our kids shouldn’t have to go to school every day fearing for their lives.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 July 2019
  • Do not fear losing those who were only here to use you.
    — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
  • She is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
  • If that happened, Hack feared, the family might be on the hook for much more of the pump’s total cost.
    — Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Those that venture out fear run-ins with Israeli forces.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But, if summer got away from you, fear not—there's still time to head outside.
    — Meredith Carey, CNT, 10 Aug. 2017

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