Words similar to fearing

Example sentences for: fearing

How can you use “fearing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Willis, probably fearing that compiling such a list would cause crippling writer's cramp, has refused.
The merchants wanted to divert trade away from the Arabs, fearing the enrichment of the North African Maghreb as a threat to Christian Europe.
Perhaps it sounds better in the Aramaic in which Jesus originally wrote it, but one can't help fearing, when he sees his words in print, that Jesus will think this sounds like a sadomasochist on acid.
The NYT lead points out that in the past, the EPA has defended the additives against those fearing health risks.
He can tell her of the most trivial thing without fearing that she will think he is bothering her.