fearful
Example Sentences
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“But we are not fearful,” said Gabriel Robles.
From Los Angeles Times
Resigned to his fate in the present and, perhaps, fearful for his position in the future.
From BBC
Still, frantic and fearful, taking action outweighed the risk.
From Los Angeles Times
“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy,” Buffett has famously said.
From MarketWatch
The boy, having been fearful of getting lost, finds the way home again by following the thread of red yarn—only to discover that the magpies have prepared a wonderful Christmas surprise.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
