fear

[fɪr]

Definition:
1. The bad feeling that you have when you are in danger.
2. An anxious feeling.
3. Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.

Use 'fear' in a sentence:

• 1. The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.
• 2. The man was almost incoherent with fear.
• 3. Police fear that the killer may strike again.
• 4. His emotions veered between fear and anger.
• 5. The child was shaking with fear .
• 6. Her eyes showed no fear.
• 7. We all fear disability or infirmity.
• 8. Only in his dreams does he give expression to his fears.
• 9. First, you have to think logically about your fears.
• 10. Fear clutched at her heart.
• 11. He felt a cold shiver of fear run through him.
• 12. He could always smell out fear.
• 13. Fear engulfed her.
• 14. Racism feeds on fear.
• 15. She showed no fear.
• 16. These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.
• 17. That's a perfectly legitimate fear.
• 18. A ripple of fear passed through him.
• 19. There are fears of a hidden agenda behind this new proposal.
• 20. They are unlikely to get here on time, I fear.
• 21. Tentacles of fear closed around her body.
• 22. She has an illogical fear of insects.
• 23. She felt the sudden clutch of fear.
• 24. We fear for his safety.
• 25. She was paralysed by fear and love.
• 26. Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear.
• 27. She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears.
• 28. They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.
• 29. He lives in constant fear of assassination.
• 30. She felt her stomach knot with fear.
• 31. There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood.
• 32. Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
• 33. Carla fears for her son.
• 34. Doctors fear he may never fight again.
• 35. Fear stalks the streets of the city at night.
• 36. His fear turned out to be well founded.
• 37. The article was spiked for fear of legal action against the newspaper.
• 38. She sat upright, her body rigid with fear.
• 39. There were fears that privatization would lead to job losses.
• 40. More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.
• 41. Fear showed in his eyes.
• 42. All his employees fear him.
• 43. We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.
• 44. She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis.
• 45. He pushed aside the feelings of fear.
• 46. Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.
• 47. Fear was the hostages' constant companion.
• 48. Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.
• 49. We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.
• 50. I could feel a knot of fear in my throat.
• 51. Never fear, everything will be all right.
• 52. They lived in fear of their master.
• 53. I had to run away for fear he might one day kill me.
• 54. Then one day his worst fears were confirmed.
• 55. He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
• 56. We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow.
• 57. A wave of fear swept over him.
• 58. Aggression is often the result of fear.
• 59. He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.
• 60. Police officers fear invidious comparisons.
• 61. There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.
• 62. His greatest fear is of being burnt alive.
• 63. Fear and excitement suddenly flowed over me.
• 64. Death doesn't hold any fear for me.
• 65. Women and children are feared to be among the victims.
• 66. He feared for his mother, left alone on the farm.
• 67. People fear that security cameras could infringe personal liberties.
• 68. These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.