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:

Fearing government harassment, the group's founder and leader, Li Hongzhi, moved to the United States last year.
Willis, probably fearing that compiling such a list would cause crippling writer's cramp, has refused.
Traders unloaded stock for whatever they could get between the breaks, fearing a shutdown would prevent them from executing sell orders.
Critics, fearing that snoopers could access the data, called it another illustration of the Internet's threat to privacy.
Fearing invasion, the Edinburgh town council built a protective wall (the “Flodden Wall”) around the city boundaries.