How To Use Fear In A Sentence

Not bad for someone who failed to shine at school and feared he would end up in a coalyard. The Sun
Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. Undefined
I am from the Jewish origin and I can talk a lot about Jewish trends including a paranoidal fear that 'someone will get us this time.' OpEdNews - Diary: Black Americans Don't Get It
I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
She works days as a chambermaid at a local hotel and at night lies awake fearing the sound of his tread.

Cornwall, the which abbeie Henrie de la Pomerey chasing out the moonks, had fortified against the king, and hearing newes of the kings returne home, died (as it was thought) for méere gréefe and feare. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First
Jim had hustled over quietly and begun to help out with the horseshoeing, expecting ridicule from the likes of Hugh Glass or old Zeke Williams, who had just arrived at the rendezvous, but, to his surprise, the fact that he was married to a woman of such pure fire produced the very opposite of the effect he had feared. The Berrybender Narratives
Yet his paranoid fear of plots and conspiracies beset him to the end of his life. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
FEARS were growing for a missing schoolgirl after police found her phone dumped in a park. The Sun
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. Ralph Waldo Emerson
She talks to doctors and parents about the risks, finding that a number object to the jab and fear it will promote promiscuity. The Sun
Physicians and hospitals fear the practice could unfairly penalize practitioners and say there's no way to benchmark quality accurately.
We may still be able to save Las Vegas, as it is encysted by libertarian Nevada... but San Francisco, I fear, is already seething with the RED VIRUS, which has spread to it's outer "Bay Area" provinces, such as Mountain View and other Silicon Valley cities. Obama's Commie Mama
My constant fear is that we're going to run out of writers in Chicago, " said Mr. Griffith, 27, who in his spare time is a theater critic for The Chicago Reader, an alternative paper.
Fear that someone will accuse them of being a right wing ultra-orthograph fanatic? The Volokh Conspiracy » What Kind of People Affiliate with Human Rights Watch’s Middle East Division?
Note also the profound hypochondriasis and fear that they are being infected by a "cancer"--again, a plot presumably put together by the Jews. Archive 2009-02-01
Critics fear the environmental impact and possible contamination of groundwater as well as the risk of earthquakes. Times, Sunday Times
They overcome fear and become strong and successful. The Guide to Greatness in Sales
So return to him, O thou monk, and say that the single combat shall take place to morrow, for this day we have come off our journey and are aweary; but after rest neither reproach nor blame fear ye. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
I am afraid to lose, I fear this time, and I love it but memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers, forget accompany me cry close friend, and forget the bright Star of that everynight, and those words have touched me deeply.
She also said: 'I talk about my hopes and fears and ask people about theirs. Times, Sunday Times
He cannot be identified for fear of retribution. Times, Sunday Times
Thanks for your kind words about the articles, but why did you feel fear and trepidation?
Its drama is anaemic, devoid of blood, fear and the electricity of repressed desire. Times, Sunday Times
People feared the development would cause traffic gridlock and claimed noisy fans would make their lives a misery.
We hope to grow old, yet we fear old age; that is, we are willing to live, and afraid to die.
The *victim* of the defacement is the person who is intended to be fearful. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Shmulevich Case — Facts and New York Law, as I Can Best Figure Them Out:
The first chapter defines anxiety and the related constructs of worry, fear, and panic, and then goes on to discuss social anxiety in detail.
Fear gnawed at her soul.
I've followed this story from the time Blaise and her boyfriend went galavanting around Marseilles, when you and your husband were desperately trying to find them both and fearing the worst. Une plaie - French Word-A-Day
Olivia and Adam pray that she does not participate in it, fearing for her health and sanity.
Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’
Inspired by the intrepid babushka, I overcame the inbred fear of Russian salesmen and requested that my order be warmed as well.
Another translation of the Bible uses the word cowardly instead of fearful. How to Overcome Fear
The rangers need not fear that they are signing a vulnerable geriatric.
I think we have to distinguish those narratives which crudely manipulate fear or repulsion and disgust from that which Lovecraft correctly calls ‘the weird tale’.
No whimper, nor sound, nor sign of fear, came from Jerry — only choking growls of ferociousness, intermingled with snarls of anger, and a belligerent up-clawing of hind-legs. CHAPTER XVI
I feared enormous crowds at Chawton paying hefty admission fees to file past animated wax figures.
Elroy is surprised to learn that the gardens are not fables but space stations that orbit the Earth and are run by a much-feared Lord, who seeks out Wiggles for taking the forbidden fruit - an apple, natch. 4/06 UPDATE: My New Year's Resolution
Her children had been fearful of being taken into care if their parents were jailed.
But as if divining his thoughts -- just as they passed through the dining-room door, Euphra looked round at him, almost over Funkelstein's shoulder, and, without putting into her face the least expression discernible by either of the others following, contrived to banish for the time all Hugh's despair, and to convince him that he had nothing to fear from Funkelstein. David Elginbrod
Again, a fear of ghosts walking may be the best explanation for burials that appear ‘respectful’ in all other ways.
But my biggest fear in life is regretting things. Times, Sunday Times
But he's a timid child, fearful of water, heights, spiders, darkness and the great outdoors.
Possibly in a bid to allay fears that nationalism and protectionism were driving the agenda--though it's hard to wonder how they couldn't in a country whose motto translates as "we wish to remain what we are"--a Luxembourg minister said on Tuesday that the takeover law, which it plans to enact in May, was in no way aimed at creating impediments to Mittal's play for Arcelor. Luxembourg Minister: We're Not Trying To Stop Mittal
This paradox arises either through the blocking of memory, or under oppressive regimes through torture and fear of the consequences of testifying.
Many AIDS activists have opposed home test kits, because they feared people would receive inadequate counseling.
A fearless person could not be courageous, because courage is all about the mind dominating fear.
The fear rose as the flames were rekindled and leapt higher… and the impulse to fight took over when Mhyra reached for Tovon.
My father, who fought in the First World War, described fear as not so much a sick feeling as a heightening of the senses.
Experts fear that if further development closes off these migration paths, it will interfere with the pronghorn's life cycle, eventually causing the species to disappear.
For a moment I feared I was going to drown as I lay pole-axed on the shingle, but scrambled free in time. Country diary: Western Cumbria
I feared the snow would bury the words beneath its drifts.
A rush of fear and anxiety also rushed into my system.
But the designer decided to withdraw the shoes over fears they could become a lethal weapon if the wearer accidentally trod on someone else's foot, the Daily Telegraph reported.
There had been fears that the big aircraft makers might use their muscle to get better deals from components suppliers. Times, Sunday Times
Terrified lest his secret be made public, and turn him into an object of scorn, he managed to sublimate these fears and transform them into the stuff of comedy.
They were primarily portraitists, but Thomas is now chiefly remembered for his dramatic Boadicea monument at Westminster Bridge, London, showing the fearsome warrior queen in her chariot.
English FA also fear he could use any approach from them to get a better deal from Portugal. The Sun
And Polly ran into her own room, to prink also, fearing that her friend might be ashamed of her plain costume. An Old-Fashioned Girl
Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.
For shame, Barnet! what ninnis, what hartless raskles, you must beleave them to be, — in the fust plase, to fancy that you are a politticle genus; in the secknd, to let your politix interfear with their notiums about littery merits! The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
The most common, with 54 per cent of us suffering, is the fear of spiders — arachnophobia. The Sun
And a younger, sprier Edwards fearlessly taunted his tormentor, U.S. Attorney John Volz, once rising to his feet for a toast in a French Quarter bar while trilling, “When my moods are over, and my time has come to pass, I hope they bury me upside down, so Volz can kiss my ass.” FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER
The fears are all thanks to a purported prediction of a major Roman quake Wednesday attributed to self-taught seismologist Raffaele Bendandi, who died in 1979. Quakes hit Italy, but none in Rome despite myth
You may, of course, disregard the whole thing without fear of violent reprisals: anapestic little bouffe Toast:
For a moment she feared he would simply step over, grab her wrist, pull out the money.
E.eryone was getting excited, and when T. hooley announced "Mark E. Smith is a dickhead", I think all the fears were confirmed. FallNews
A businessman from Manchester fears for his relatives trapped in the besieged city.
Despite suffering with emetophobia for nearly 75 years, last year she finally tackled her fear with the support of a therapist.
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Clarence Darrow
The charges against the Commanchero members are for "affray" - fighting in public and causing bystanders to fear for their safety. TheState.com: The Buzz
When Glenn McGrath ricked his ankle while stepping on a stray cherry in Australia's pre-match warm-up, the façade of fear that had been erected during the Lord's debacle was torn down in an instant.
He said the idea would let mom-and-pop stores buy their licenses "on a payment plan," allaying fears that the only big businesses would be able to afford to get into the market under his proposal. McDonnell will count votes before calling special session
He cowered in a hedge fearing she would return to run him over, the Feilding High Court was told.
Many say a sense of sisterhood motivates them to protect other mothers from the fear and pain they have faced.
It had been a cold wet summer; he was 'feart' the owners would think he might have taken more care of some of the animals, especially of the young horses, and he mentioned certain ailments springing from damp and exposure for which he might be held responsible. The History of David Grieve
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
I was being jerked around in my seat like a rag doll and in fear I reached for the dash to provide some form of meagre support.
Damian's room was directly next to hers, and Rachel looked ahead to the next three nights with fear and excitement.
For example, a person may have several spirits of acrophobia (fear of heights).
Having neither opium nor hashish on hand, and being desirous of filling his brain with twilight, he had had recourse to that fearful mixture of brandy, stout, absinthe, which produces the most terrible of lethargies. Les Miserables
We can ourselves bear witness to the "hardness of the pavement" below, which Captain Wentworth feared would cause "too great a jar" when he urged the young lady to desist from the fatal leap. Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends
Her secret fear was that her performance had been clumsy and sophomoric. BABYCAKES
A bloodless revolution is possible, but only if it's supported by a clear majority of the populace, who are no longer afraid to say what they think for fear of being shot.
The pattern of eating to assuage fear and anxiety was established for life. Times, Sunday Times
In fact, I am so frightened, I fear I might just mess my pants!
The tide, too, which had hitherto favoured us, now turned against us and drove us to the eastward with prodigious rapidity, so that we were in great anxiety for the Wager and the Anna pink, the two sternmost vessels, fearing they would be dashed to pieces against the shore of Staten Land. Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced
Longer working hours have combined with security fears which have made many parents reluctant to let children play unsupervised in the garden or visit public places without a harness.
Before that there had been panic, terror and fear - and that was just in the stands. The Sun
During 18th and 19th centuries this area was known as the Barbary Coast and was feared for its regular piracy of European shipping. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
The fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.
Experts fear they could be the first great ape to become extinct in the wild. The Sun
The recent diminution on the international scene of these three nations means less illustrious sides are no longer gripped with a fear factor when facing what have tended to be considered behemoths of the game.
I never feared death or dying. I only fear never trying.
He thought every thing was to be feared from the present state of the affair, and proposed revealing at once all he knew of it to Mr. Tyrold: but Camilla desired him to take no step till she had again expostulated with her sister, who might else be seriously hurt or offended. Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear.
So should the IT department be cowering in fear? Computing
Local people live in fear of this unknown sex beast.
He says fear of failure keeps him afloat. Times, Sunday Times
He would also wake her when he feared intruders in the middle of the night, the court heard. The Sun
An arson attack victim has spoken of her fear after finding that firebugs had set fire to her front door.
In fact, you are reinforcing the fear and the waking behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
Tibetans around me were shaking their heads in sadness, because they were fearful for him, and others were openly agreeing with him. Kate Saunders: Pictures From Tibet That Tell a Story of Courage
Marlix feared they might be immune to his hurricane spell, but they turned out to be immune to arcance spells, including counterspell, which made it harder for us to pull them away to a quiet spot of the hall. Crossfire in Dire Maul: in over our heads
Meara cowered, for the one thing she feared was her lord and master.
People are unwilling to go to a psychiatrist or psychologist for the fear of being labelled mad.
During the trial he became so fearful of assassination that he had steel plates sewn into his hat.
Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
People are put off volunteering, he suggests, because of the increasing fear of litigation and frustration with the associated red tape.
Sure enough, the tremor of his voice instilled fear but something within felt familiar with his malevolent aura.
As Tunisians flooded Lampedusa earlier this month, Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, of the anti-immigrant Northern League, stoked fears that terrorists and al-Qaida supporters could have mingled among what he described as a "biblical exodus" of migrants. The Seattle Times
Those people who need others to confirm their sense of existence fear solitude and find nature's indifference to human beings unendurable.
This little package of dense black fur is fearless but unaggressive, happy to please but not a pushover, a tad stubborn but a complete lovebug.
Letters were piled up behind the door, but no food or drink was found in the flat and it is feared she may have starved to death after becoming too afraid to go outside.
The index also reflects fears that other large funds will suffer the same ignominy as Bear's.
Her family, who made a nice living running a business, feared anti-Semitic backlash.
The GOP consultant who designed the ad gleefully called the mugshot “every suburban mother’s greatest fear.” The Volokh Conspiracy » The Perils of High Public Office
He paused at the intersection, fearful that a hard leather boot was waiting for him no matter which way he ran.
The minor 'phobias, such as pyrophobia, or fear of fire; stasophobia, or inability to arise and walk, the victims spending all their time in bed; toxicophobia or fear of poison, etc., will be left to the reader's inspection in special works on this subject. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Stuffier, or more fainthearted, royal watchers might have feared what the consequences of that might be. Times, Sunday Times
This charming, home-loving, God-fearing young man was on early evening television, blaring into the living-rooms of millions of impressionable young people.
They dare not do a disco because they fear an outbreak of drug-taking and break-dancing or both!
She does have a few fears, but they are unknown by most everyone because of her toughness.
She looked up at him in fear, he was tall and lanky and she felt small and miserable sitting in his shadow.
But consumer confidence has plunged by the biggest amount for two years on fears over tax hikes and Government spending cuts. The Sun
Other research has shown that infrasound around this frequency can cause nausea, fear and panic.
After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated.
A cleaner on his way home from work feared he would die as water lapped his chin when he became trapped in his car in Fairfield.
But if you truly fear death by animal, pitch the car keys: Deer kill about 14 Americans per month, mostly through collisions with front bumpers.
the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness
Jacqui looked at me, her eyes shining with not relief or left over fear or any other emotion instead she burst into a spate of giggles.
Fear not that the lift shall come to an end ,but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.——J.H.
With a 33 km mountain run behind me and a 67 km white-water kayak ahead, I felt pain, dread, exaltation, jubilation, anticipation, fear and joy - give me more emotions.
I wouldn't mind death, so I could escape my tormentors here, but I fear the painful ways of dying the men here invent.
From the Whiskey Rebellion to the Know-Nothings to the reborn Militias of the 1990s, the eastern establishment has always had reason to fear the expression of a certain kind of cussed American individualism that rebels against what it sees as the encroachments of the state. Obama's Culture War
There are fears that the death toll will rise as the weather worsens. Times, Sunday Times
Some experts fear this limit is distorting the whole economy. The Sun
She was in lather-sweat of fear, and stood trembling pitiably. Jack London's Short Story - Planchette
She is fearsome and patrician, with steely grey hair and rock-solid ideals. Times, Sunday Times
She feared becoming an object of ridicule.
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Burning Bright
It puts forward the idea that Earth is a globular allium and "pain and fear" are the lachrymatory agents that provoke all the tears. Readers recommend songs about vegetables: The results
Officers are expected to give her toxicology tests amid fears she may have been drugged by a stranger. The Sun
Fear of crime imprisons many elderly people in their homes.
I fear that bypassing the United Nations and demanding regime change by force instead of working toward peaceful disarmament is a dangerous step for our nation.
Her bonnet wasn't big enough to hide her face, and she feared he might think the joy it betrayed unmaidenly.
Many theologians hold that these attributes are metaphorical rather than real, since comparison of God to human beings is strictly forbidden due to fears of associationism.
Okay," she said, determined not to sound concerned for fear she encouraged his cavortings. GALILEE
In addition, two of the four dimensions that make up anxiety sensitivity -- the "fear of cognitive dyscontrol" and the "fear of publically observable anxiety symptoms" specifically predicted depression symptoms. Undefined
Another seemingly plausible, but impracticable scheme is feared to end up wasting the nation's energy and worsening social division.
I then wandered down Whitehall, passed the great Offices of State, to view the Mother of Parliaments and ponder the fact that 70 years on Britain has a Government led by a Prime Minister never elected to that Office, who has refused to consult the People for fear they oppose him and happily transfered that once so precious prized sovereignty to a new European Superpower. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
The spasm of hope and fear passed instantly, as cold logic replaced emotion.
I returned the coin to Noah, assuring him that I had no further need of it, and he went away well pleased, assured of the protection of the white man's duppy -- the token of the good spirits which he venerates as much as he fears the bugaboos. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
To Slegge's annoyance, he very soon found that if the prestige of the school was to be kept up Glyn and Singh must be in the eleven, for the former in a very short time was acknowledged to be the sharpest bowler in the school, while, from long practice together, Singh was an admirable wicket-keeper -- one who laughed at gloves and pads, was utterly without fear, and had, as Wrench said -- he being a great admirer of a game in which he never had a chance to play -- "a nye like a nork. Glyn Severn's Schooldays
Some members expressed a fear that again euro-zone governments would "overpromise and underdeliver" in the face of the crisis. Worries Abound That Fixes for Crisis Will Underdeliver
While still suffering, the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour.
Looking back at my to-do list (previous post) it occurs to me that the whole point of getting the dratted deadline for Chill moved (it looks now as if it will be published for Fall 2009, so never fear; it is not being pushed back a full year) was so I could take some time off from novels and let my brain regrow. Re: Book sale paypal payments...
Tomkins shares fell 7p to 276p on fears it is planning to mount a bid.
He feared that he must forget the rest of what had happened for one of his roommates might read the unsuppressed truth on his face and in his mind.
So there was a vision of treasure, far-off blood, and fear.
Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it. Robert F. Kennedy
Most of the birds are half-dead from fear or the injuries they suffer, by the time they reach the destination.
Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.
A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. Criss Jami
Can't wait to see these fear mongering, half-truth ads on TV. Club for Growth targets Democrats over health care
Much as I would love to be wrong I fear there is as much chance of this happening as there was of the Soviet hack-writer Sholokhov giving his Nobel Prize for Literature to some more deserving writer - one who had not only suffered in the Soviet gulag but whose works were actually worth reading. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
I fink yer one ob dem wimmens wuts always fears the werst but deserves the best. Dam it dam it dam it dam it - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
We're revisiting the venue to qualm any fears about its suitability.
But Australia's farming lobby says it fears the deal will allow some industrial nations to give only superficial access to their markets.
ADN if you want to download no reason why a 99$ account should not get you 50 megabit unlimited, give 9 a month to hollywood and the riaa and tell them to bugger off. make it a law and make the only way they get an increase is by national referendum, WHAT HOLLYWOOD FEAR DEMOCRACY? Rogers bill of consumer rights
Individuals can respond to these experiences with intense fear, horror or a sense of helplessness.
When you are young you are fearless and learn more quickly. Times, Sunday Times
Thousands of riot police will be lining the streets amid fears that either anarchists or terrorists will attempt to disrupt proceedings.
That much we can take away from this latest close encounter with planet Nirvana without fear of contradiction.
If the Tigers indeed wanted to regroup, which is what Sri Lanka fears the most, they would then invest any amount of money to have their remaining battle hardened cadres smuggled out of these camps. Kottu
You need to own up to your fears and talk this all through together to build trust. The Sun
The grassy slopes were grazed by apparently fearless and footsure sheep, and in parts the sheer cliffs were occupied by seabirds - fulmars, kittiwakes and auks.
But it will strike fear into the hearts of unions and town hall chiefs. The Sun
The Mercury said there were fears that the event, in which thousands of mostly adolescent girls parade bare-breasted wearing traditional beaded skirts, had become a target for pornography syndicates.
There have also been renewed fears of deflation in the eurozone and Japan. Times, Sunday Times
Christ, and fear of God; the which, good Christian, thou mayest do, and do acceptably, even though thou shouldst lie bedrid all thy days; thou mayest also be sick and believe, be sick and love, be sick and fear God, and so be a blessed man. The Riches of Bunyan
Yet I fear that the validity of the observation is undercut by two factors. Times, Sunday Times
The pharmas have been very averse to lowering those prices in the developing world for fear that it will set a precedent.
For centuries their unmistakable sound has struck fear into Scotland's enemies and so become a symbol of its national identity. Times, Sunday Times
When we got home, I had to help her off with her clothes because she could hardly move for fear of hurting her head.
It comes amid growing fears of the threat of drones to passenger planes. The Sun
Our fears seem less primeval when we notice that the island's warden, Adrian, is staring at the tide and looking concerned.
I tried so hard to keep a straight face but I just couldn't I went from anger to frustration to fear to indifference.
The economy suffers, as my sisters and brothers fear going to work lest they find a bullet in their mailbox.
The danger now is a new polarisation born out of fear and defensiveness in us men.
A cannibal is a "gastronome of the old school"; longevity is the "uncommon extension of the fear of death. Lacerating Wit, Seasoned Cynic
Our hero grew less fearful of a wreck And took a little stroll upon the deck. The Times Literary Supplement
Hubert never experienced any fear, and this was partly because he was not particularly intelligent.
Critics fear the bill will have its teeth drawn before it becomes law.
Charles Gordon Frazer painted Cannibal Feast to provide an insight into the cannibal civilisations he feared were on the brink of extinction after witnessing the feast while hiding in long grass.
In 2010 it will have to replace some $65 billion in public debt, and fear of default has driven up the interest rate on new Greek government debt to 6 percent.
A wrongdoer is constantly haunted by the fear of discovery.
But he fears that is no longer a possibility at the cash-strapped club. The Sun

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