How do you use Feared in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Feared meaning
- Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
- Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
Using Feared
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others. | Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.
- In the example corpus, feared often appears in combinations such as: feared that, she feared, feared for.
Context around Feared
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Feared
- In this selection, "feared" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grandparents, parents, feuillants, god, polio and nuclear stand out and add context to how "feared" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alligators are feared as a and and also feared cheap imports. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "feared" sits close to words such as literary, penalties and shifted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with feared
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alligators are feared as a deadly beast. (7 words)
Before I feared God, I feared my parents. (8 words)
France, who meant to be feared, was feared heartily. (9 words)
According to the approach that Yosef sought to remain disconnected from his family, he did still feel connected to Binyamin, and feared that his younger brother was being mistreated by Leah’s sons in the same way that he had been. (41 words)
After the Teleport Event, the story takes a drastic turn, following Rudeus and his cousin Eris as they traverse the Demon Continent with the help of Ruijerd Superdia, a member of the demon race and the feared Superd warrior clan. (40 words)
Agility Robotics co-founder and CEO Damion Shelton said the warehouse robot is “just the first use case” of a new generation of robots he hopes will be embraced rather than feared as they prepare to enter businesses and homes. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Before I feared God, I feared my parents.
We felt we should be feared and we wanted to be feared.
Just as their grandparents feared polio and their parents feared nuclear war, these young people arrive at school each morning fearing death by high-powered rifle.
Barnave and his supporters among the Feuillants feared a war they thought France had little chance to win and which they feared might lead to greater radicalization of the revolution.
France, who meant to be feared, was feared heartily.
With the removal of Article 27, Indian farmers feared the loss of their remaining lands, and also feared cheap imports (substitutes) from the US.
A 9-month-old girl was reported kidnapped in her family’s SUV from outside their Alabama home and feared to be in “extreme danger” — only to be found safe in the vehicle across the street.
About half an hour later, a helicopter appeared and fired at the site, said the witness, who asked not to be identified because he feared punishment by the authorities.
According to the approach that Yosef sought to remain disconnected from his family, he did still feel connected to Binyamin, and feared that his younger brother was being mistreated by Leah’s sons in the same way that he had been.
According to the Telegraph, a 'second scan' has revealed the injury could be worse than feared.
ActionSA’s Gauteng leader Funzi Ngobeni said the party feared that service delivery in has seen a further deterioration since the election of Amad from Al Jama-ah in January.
Adam Tomkins wrote on these pages, on Wednesday, that Ms Forbes was the candidate feared by his colleagues in unionism, and he is dead right.
A debut author who admitted to creating fake profiles to 'one star bomb' non-white writers has been dropped by her publisher as it's been revealed she feared 'being cancelled' after her book came out.
After all, there’s an allure to being a little bit feared, Gary said.
After the Teleport Event, the story takes a drastic turn, following Rudeus and his cousin Eris as they traverse the Demon Continent with the help of Ruijerd Superdia, a member of the demon race and the feared Superd warrior clan.
Agility Robotics co-founder and CEO Damion Shelton said the warehouse robot is “just the first use case” of a new generation of robots he hopes will be embraced rather than feared as they prepare to enter businesses and homes.
Alex Foxen is one of the most feared poker players on the felt.
Alligators are feared as a deadly beast.
Although many of the historic pieces were recovered as part of a plea deal, some are feared lost forever in what prosecutors called an act of “remarkable criminal drive and recklessness” by the thieves.
Although she liked the idea of group shopping, Anohobi had initially feared the food items might not match the photos shared on WhatsApp.
Common combinations with feared
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- feared that 26×
- she feared 24×
- feared for 22×
- he feared 17×
- feared the 11×
- most feared 11×
- and feared 10×
- are feared 10×
- feared he 10×
- they feared 9×