feared
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of feared
Aphetic form of afeard
Example Sentences
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In the months after the attacks, many New Yorkers feared that the downtown Financial District would become a ghost town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Just not in the way many economists feared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her mother, Durga Dotel, had feared the worst.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I feared the worst. But you’re alive. You’re alive.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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