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'fear' in a sentence

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fear noun

: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

: an anxious feeling

: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

fear verb

: be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

: be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement

: be uneasy or apprehensive about

: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of


  • I don't fear death anymore.
  • My greatest fear is drowning.
  • Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
  • Why I should fear death?
  • You have nothing to fear anymore.
  • Fear quickly turned into anger.
  • I fear we're too late.
  • I fear that something bad will happen.
  • My sister has a fear of little mice and spiders.
  • We always fear what we don't know.
  • We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
  • I have a fear of clowns.
  • I see fear in your eyes.
  • She tried not to show her fear.
  • I fear that is the truth.
  • I have a fear of the dark.
  • He feared forgetting his lines more than anything else.
  • His soldiers feared and respected him.
  • That boy showed no fear.
  • I fear she thinks I've forgotten her.
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