fearfully

Example Sentences

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Tanned and relatively relaxed from their vacations in Turkey, they spoke fearfully of what they would find upon returning home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

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

“Harry — I don’t know who did it — I just found —” Watching Harry fearfully, Neville pushed open the door.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling