Example Sentences

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Brooks himself reads as the opposite of acrophobic: scaling the icy pinnacles of Hollywood without anything more than a pang of self-doubt, using humor as his alpenstock.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Never mind that Haas was acrophobic and didn’t own a decent camera when he started.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2018

This giant spinning structure doesn’t actually afford much of a view, despite its acrophobic attempts.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2014

Even if you�re comfortable with heights, it�s easy to become acrophobic when you�re perched high on a treetop in a rickety deer stand.

From Time Magazine Archive

She holds hands with the acrophobic and the agoraphobic.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon