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
• Kids, and all of us, have been living in fear of this thing for 2 years.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 19 Jan. 2022
• Her fear quickly turns to rage, and she storms off set.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2019
• 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
• One of his daughters was rooted to the spot in fear and had to be pushed along.
  — Washington Post, 6 June 2021
• And these findings should be a call to action, but not the source of fear and alarm.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Those who are afraid to leave their homes for fear of a stray bullet?
  — Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
• My biggest fear is the black market and the false market.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• Bad dreams seem to peak during the preschool years, when fear of the dark is common.
  — Rachel Spector, Msw, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
• Here are six ways to deal with your fear of being alone.
  — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 29 May 2020
• The girls can wear shorts and skirts without fear of judgment.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• Anytime the dog or the cat shows signs of fear or aggression, end the session and close the door.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
• That fear, however, hasn’t seemed to put a dent in sales.
  — Rani Molla, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018
• His fear was that the project would put pressure on prices and force him and others to move again.
  — Coral Murphy Marcos, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Feel the light of your dreams glow inside you, and then chase that spark without fear.
  — Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
• 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
• 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
• Beady bean eyes will send trick-or-treaters running in fear.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
• Don’t let the fear of that unknown rob you of today’s joy and living your present life to the fullest.
  — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2023
• For months, the families of the Israeli hostages tried not to broadcast their fear and despair.
  — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024

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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.
• The first question: Does fear play a role in your sport?
  — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
• What Browns fans shouldn’t fear is the idea that this is a one-time thing.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
• As the days wore on, Ms. Heimann began to fear the worst.
  — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2021
• Some feared that the disease and the centres were part of a scheme to kill them.
  — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, 3 July 2019
• Here’s a great piece from this week: Zoomers fear them.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Vladimir Putin goes face to face with tigers, and even bears fear him.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2019
• But fear not, here’s a guide for viewing the Star Wars films.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• But then the Djokovic that the tennis world has come to know and fear the past dozen years emerged.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• If surfing isn’t your sport of choice, there’s no need to fear.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2018
• Still, as March 2024 approached, many still feared this year would bring more of the same.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
• And it’s not just the online sports betting that tribes fear.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
• Many fear that Haitians themselves may not have much of a say in the matter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
• Not to fear, though, with these Father's Day gift ideas.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 8 June 2022
• Simmons said the clerk was shaken up and feared for his life.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2020
• Court members fear for the fate of the nation and their own grasp on power.
  — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• Something to point at to help rally the troops and instill fear.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 30 June 2021
• Don't fear the new streetcars — but keep an eye out for them.
  — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2018
• But the streetcar has not sucked up city revenues, as some feared.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• It's feared that the dam may break without warning and the cost will be human lives.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 6 Mar. 2017
• That there is more to learn from our differences than there is to fear.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2019
• That logo has to be feared again because right now, it’s not feared.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
• Age is, of course, a fever chill that every physicist must fear.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 July 2019
• Our kids shouldn’t have to go to school every day fearing for their lives.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 July 2019
• Do not fear losing those who were only here to use you.
  — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
• She is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband’s murder.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
• If that happened, Hack feared, the family might be on the hook for much more of the pump’s total cost.
  — Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
• And as airlines release new seat designs, some travelers fear they may be stuck sitting upright in the near future.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
• China is a major market for many European companies, and some fear tariffs could trigger a trade war.
  — Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024