fear

Example Sentences

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Still, some in the U.S. government fear China won’t need comparable computing power if it simply steals the technology wholesale.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Judging from a slew of panicked social media posts and endless versions of the same explainers on “how worried should you be?” there is a genuine fear that we could be in for another pandemic.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

But fear of a potential Ukrainian attack forced the change.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Young as I was, I knew that fear is never funny.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom