fearful
Example Sentences
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His mother, fearful for her youngest son, pleaded with him to flee the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
"Many of them have been here for decades, paying taxes for decades," she added, condemning "a fearful and hostile environment across the country, and not only for the World Cup but every single day".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
"We were fearful we were going to reduce it so much we could have been left with a £10k bill," she said.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Small fiddler crabs scurried around me, too fearful to get close but curious enough to linger nearby.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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