fearfully

Example Sentences

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Railing about powerlessness is a luxury we might want to save for the moment—should it ever fearfully arrive—in which we have truly got no power left to assert.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

"Are you from ICE?" one of the women, a farm worker in a hat and purple bandana, asks us fearfully.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

I turned around to find Kaitlyn and her mother staring fearfully at the mound of cash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Like an emperor has no clothes situation, do we fearfully accept IQ tests as the primary means of measuring intelligence so we will not have our own intelligence challenged?

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

“Will I go back home soon?” asked Robin fearfully, for the gate had clanged shut behind them as if it had been closed forever.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli