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Example sentences for: fearful

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4 The individual stands alone, fearful that a far-off agent called government will aggress against him and limit his freedom.
("Now I feel comfortable with myself and I don't have to be fearful about damaging my career if it gets out," she says.)
But Dene leaders, fearful of the project’s environmental impact, insisted their bush-related culture of hunting and fishing could and should be protected (through more self-government) before the pipeline was laid.
"A knee-jerk response to India's legitimate strategic concerns will only reinforce the China-Pakistan nuclear axis, with fearful consequences for US interests in West Asia," the newspaper said.
In other words, it would be a mistake to dismiss all U.S. investors' worries about the impact of the Hong Kong sell-off on U.S. companies as the fearful bleatings of people who, having read too many silly headlines about globalization, suddenly decided--since everyone else seemed to have decided, too--that the sky was falling.