fearful
Example Sentences
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“When everything is going down, as it is today, you know the market is getting really fearful,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”
From Barron's
She told the court that Baird wanted to leave the relationship but was "fearful of repercussions that would follow".
From BBC
This feels, alas, like a conveniently fearful conclusion chasing its own tail.
With investors already fearful about the more proximate risks posed by the hundreds of billions being spent on AI, this vision of the future spooked the markets further.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
