On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fearful. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as timid or afraid and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fearful meaning
- Frightening; causing fear.
- Tending to fear; timid.
- Terrible; shockingly bad.
Synonyms of Fearful
Using Fearful
- The main meaning on this page is: Frightening; causing fear. | Tending to fear; timid. | Terrible; shockingly bad.
- Useful related words include: timid, afraid, alarming, terrible.
- In the example corpus, fearful often appears in combinations such as: fearful of, fearful that, are fearful.
Context around Fearful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fearful
- In this selection, "fearful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, jobs, clearances, legendary, behaviors and reaction stand out and add context to how "fearful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am sometimes fearful that this and armenians fled fearful of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fearful" sits close to words such as angus, bamboo and charger, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fearful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Her death has left them shattered and fearful, they said. (10 words)
Fearful for their jobs, fearful for their clearances, fearful of their career. (12 words)
Lightfoot acknowledges residents, businesses justifiably ‘fearful’ after second round of looting"People are fearful. (14 words)
At a hearing in federal court, DeDe Chism, co-founder and CEO of Bella Health and Wellness, said state lawmakers' comments during debate on the measure about wanting to come after faith-based clinics like hers made her fearful. (39 words)
But some have even theorized that when come in contact with the parasite, their brains can become infected and transformed in the same way intended for rodents, and they can become permanently less fearful and more aggressive. (37 words)
Cat said after reports that pigeon droppings were a contributing factor to an infection that led to a child's death in 2019 in Glasgow, she has been left fearful for her family's health. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fearful for their jobs, fearful for their clearances, fearful of their career.
Be fearful when others are greedy” and “be greedy only when others are fearful,” legendary American investor Warren Buffet says.
Lightfoot acknowledges residents, businesses justifiably ‘fearful’ after second round of looting"People are fearful.
An increase of fearful behaviors was observed as the non-human primates continued to observe their parents’ fearful reaction.
As noted, a lower Fear and Greed Index value implies a fearful investing climate, and a higher number can indicate investor optimism.
A source at the University of Nottingham said the city would become like a 'ghost town' in the coming days as fearful students return home early for summer.
At a hearing in federal court, DeDe Chism, co-founder and CEO of Bella Health and Wellness, said state lawmakers' comments during debate on the measure about wanting to come after faith-based clinics like hers made her fearful.
Australian Financial Review journalist Aaron Patrick claimed he was fearful for his safety when he put the boot into the pet outside a Chemist Warehouse in 's inner-city Darlinghurst.
But for investors confident that no wars will break out soon in Taiwan, now is the perfect time to be greedy while others are fearful.
But some have even theorized that when come in contact with the parasite, their brains can become infected and transformed in the same way intended for rodents, and they can become permanently less fearful and more aggressive.
Cat said after reports that pigeon droppings were a contributing factor to an infection that led to a child's death in 2019 in Glasgow, she has been left fearful for her family's health.
Despite a people leaving Portland in droves, Miller said he has yet to see a decline in business, but remains fearful that a decline could be on the horizon.
Doctors like Brown, who is based in Illinois, are hearing from more fearful patients worried about how safe or how effective mifepristone is or how well an only misoprostol alternative could work.
Ethnic Armenians fled, fearful of the coming Azeri revenge, and by now few if any remain in their ancestral homes.
First, many residents, untethered from their offices and therefore less fearful of long commutes, moved away from urban cores.
From the Peak District, Derbyshire, the gentle giant is harmless despite his epic proportions, and just as easily spooked as Scooby Doo, the famously fearful dog of the same breed.
He is fearful of men but is very loving once he’s had an introduction.
Henson frequently experienced panic attacks, fearful of potential assault and furious at public policies that restricted his rights.
Her death has left them shattered and fearful, they said.
I am sometimes fearful that this is just a dream it’s not even reality.
Common combinations with fearful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fearful of 69×
- fearful that 22×
- are fearful 20×
- and fearful 17×
- fearful for 14×
- fearful and 13×
- be fearful 10×
- was fearful 8×
- is fearful 6×
- or fearful 6×