fearful
Example Sentences
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He just barely glimpsed her beautiful, soft-featured face: but it was so full of fearful hope that it caught at him like a knife in the stomach.
From Literature
I quickly steal up the stairs, fearful that Fleetwood might be waiting in my room.
From Literature
Alberto Carvalho said promoting outside play is especially important for children after the city was roiled by immigration raids and many fearful parents kept families indoors.
From Los Angeles Times
In Nuuk on Friday, after visiting with local leaders at a government office on the main boulevard of Greenland’s capital, Frederiksen embraced locals fearful of an imperialist United States.
From Los Angeles Times
Some litigation remains ongoing, with families fearful appeals to higher courts could end with different results.
From Los Angeles Times
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