How to Use fearful in a Sentence

fearful

adjective

• He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.
• They won the war but at a fearful cost.
• While the word ‘cut’ may be scary for some, there’s no need to be fearful.
  — Danielle Wright, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
• The sudden attacks at the hands of a stranger left Squires and Feldt fearful.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2022
• Since the Nixon era, Democrats have been fearful of being on the wrong side of the crime issue.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
• Some fearful of damage to their boats opted to ride out the surge in the open sea.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2022
• There's a part of her that's, like, fearful and thinks this could be real.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
• Her mother, fearful of the danger, begged her not to go.
  — Diana Reese, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• Since then, he's been sad, he's been angry and he's been fearful.
  — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
• When startled or fearful, your cat might freeze in place and hunker low to the ground.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
• The upside cannot be seen with fearful emotions clouding the view.
  — Mike Gould, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• She was asked to shoot the scene over and over but, fearful of upsetting her, no one told her why.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
• Grieving for what’s already been lost, and fearful of the losses to come.
  — Katharine Wilkinson, Time, 3 Nov. 2021
• Many are fearful that the top star will be on the outside looking in of WWE’s deal with Saudi.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• Many investors remain fearful that the worst isn’t yet over for stocks this year.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
• Kidik called it a rushed process that left her fearful for her safety and the safety of her daughters.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2023
• Some are parents fearful for their own kids, or, like Schmutte, say they are called by God to do this work.
  — Jessica Contrera, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
• Once fearful of running into trouble with the law, Pelagea is now the first to take up the workers’ flag.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
• Sawant said being fearful of lawsuits is not the way to effect progress or change.
  — Deepa Bharath, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• But investors are fearful that there are more dominoes to fall.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 May 2023
• While Mayim wasn't afraid to open up about her colonoscopy, many do see the procedure as one to be fearful about.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
• With everyone fearful of the virus and the future, momentum slowed to a crawl.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• His parents became fearful for their safety, and that of their son, and called 911.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 27 Oct. 2021
• Many of these women were unemployed at the time and felt helpless and fearful.
  — Bonnie Marcus, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Rivera's co-workers told WSOC that the shooting has left them upset and fearful for their own lives.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2022
• No one wants their child, like the student from Plymouth, to feel fearful going in and learning.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
• But the thing Orion is most fearful of is the dark, something not uncommon among kids.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
• According to The Sun, the man also smashed the bottle against the overhead bin as glass and blood dripped down onto fearful fliers.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• The Labour government, fearful that Musk could have a decisive effect, is eyeing ways to neuter his influence.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
• Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Kyiv and its backers have been wary of signaling an interest in negotiations, fearful that doing so would be seen as weakness.
  — Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025