How to Use fear in a Sentence

fear

1 of 2 noun

• He told us about all his hopes and fears.
• She has a morbid fear of cats.
• He was trembling with fear.
• I've been trying to overcome my fear of flying.
• The government is trying to allay fears of a recession.
• Employees expressed fears that the company would go out of business.
• They regarded their enemies with fear and hatred.
• The doctor's diagnosis confirmed our worst fears.
• You’ll then be forced to wander around and face your fears alone.
  — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• One of his daughters was rooted to the spot in fear and had to be pushed along.
  — Washington Post, 6 June 2021
• My biggest fear is the black market and the false market.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• Here are six ways to deal with your fear of being alone.
  — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 29 May 2020
• Her fear quickly turns to rage, and she storms off set.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2019
• Those who are afraid to leave their homes for fear of a stray bullet?
  — Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
• The girls can wear shorts and skirts without fear of judgment.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• And these findings should be a call to action, but not the source of fear and alarm.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Bad dreams seem to peak during the preschool years, when fear of the dark is common.
  — Rachel Spector, Msw, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
• The soil here is not very deep and there's no quicksand, so no fear of that.
  — Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2020
• Many of those left in Afghanistan fear for their safety.
  — Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2021
• Feel the light of your dreams glow inside you, and then chase that spark without fear.
  — Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
• They won’t be stopped by fear or by adults who try to quash their voices.
  — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• Last time this all felt much harder to share, there was so much more fear.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
• My fear of falling from such a height was too great — as was my love of a warm bed.
  — Galadriel Watson, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2018
• But her biggest fear is not being able to get hired again.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2021
• And one way to go through our fear is to reach out to our community.
  — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2021
• And one way to get through our fear is to reach out to our communities.
  — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 21 Mar. 2021
• Beady bean eyes will send trick-or-treaters running in fear.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
• No child should be going to school every day with the fear of being shot.
  — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 14 Mar. 2018
• There’s still a fear of even failing in front of your own team that kind of restricts you.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2021
• That fear, however, hasn’t seemed to put a dent in sales.
  — Rani Molla, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018

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fear

2 of 2 verb

• There's no need to fear.
• He was a cruel king who was feared and hated by his subjects.
• Some feared that the disease and the centres were part of a scheme to kill them.
  — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, 3 July 2019
• The first question: Does fear play a role in your sport?
  — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
• Simmons said the clerk was shaken up and feared for his life.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2020
• And it’s not just the online sports betting that tribes fear.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
• Court members fear for the fate of the nation and their own grasp on power.
  — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• Vladimir Putin goes face to face with tigers, and even bears fear him.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2019
• Something to point at to help rally the troops and instill fear.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 30 June 2021
• What Browns fans shouldn’t fear is the idea that this is a one-time thing.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
• That there is more to learn from our differences than there is to fear.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2019
• If surfing isn’t your sport of choice, there’s no need to fear.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2018
• Do not fear losing those who were only here to use you.
  — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
• But the streetcar has not sucked up city revenues, as some feared.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Many fear that Haitians themselves may not have much of a say in the matter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
• It's feared that the dam may break without warning and the cost will be human lives.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2017
• Don't fear the new streetcars — but keep an eye out for them.
  — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2018
• As the days wore on, Ms. Heimann began to fear the worst.
  — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2021
• Our kids shouldn’t have to go to school every day fearing for their lives.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 July 2019
• In fact many residents fear the vaccine more than the virus.
  — Michelle Fay Cortez, Fortune, 15 May 2021
• She is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
• Age is, of course, a fever chill that every physicist must fear.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 July 2019
• That logo has to be feared again because right now, it’s not feared.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
• But never fear, spring is little more than a month away.
  — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2020
• But fear not, here’s a guide for viewing the Star Wars films.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• No parent should ever have to fear sending their child to school.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 25 May 2022
• Some fear the screenings might put ideas in their children’s head.
  — Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 28 Feb. 2018
• Italy's soccer-mad fans might be starting to fear the worst.
  — Steve Douglas, ajc, 15 Nov. 2021
• And for those who fear a prix fixe, an à la carte dining menu is coming soon.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
• But dog owners feared that another flood would make the fun short-lived.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2018

Last Updated: 2 May 2024