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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Many of these women were unemployed at the time and felt helpless and fearful.
  — Bonnie Marcus, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• 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
• Many who spoke to The Times did not want to go on the record or provide their full names, fearful of being targeted for their faith.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• Nuciforo isn’t fearful of a comedy bust like that seen in the ’90s after the ’80s boom.
  — Nancy Berk, Forbes, 26 May 2022
• Williams was fearful for his safety and that of the other witnesses, the lawsuit said.
  — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
• Before that show, I was taught to almost be fearful of actor notes.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
• But fearful of a crackdown, some in the crowd left, including Marco.
  — Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Dec. 2022
• This still makes Amber Sax and the families of the other Marines who died with her husband fearful.
  — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
• Many were laid off, leaving those who remained feeling overworked, stressed and fearful of further job cuts.
  — Denise Russo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• Immigrant culture can be very insular and fearful of outsiders, and there’s a good reason for that.
  — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024