feared

Example Sentences

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Tatel is legally blind and seemingly feared that the justice would act with factual blindness.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Joshua Burt, a regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, called the suggested sentence “woefully inadequate” and said he feared it would embolden violence against the Jewish community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

His firm started to see trouble at the end of 2025 and feared that if anything remotely trembled the market, it would cause aftereffects in the economy: higher inflation and lower interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Investors feared that the energy shock would derail a big year for international stocks, particularly in the developing world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Indeed, sometimes I felt a buried anger for my yarmulke and tasseled tzitzis, which I feared would always exclude me from becoming truly, visibly American.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros