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

Videos shared on social media of the immediate aftermath of the quake, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed people fearfully running out of a shopping centre, restaurants and apartment buildings and congregating outside.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023

They couldn't fly or roost, they laid eggs without making so much as a peep and they fearfully pecked at their food during mealtime.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

Eric glanced fearfully back over his shoulder at the monster.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl