feared
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unfeared adjective
Etymology
Origin of feared
Aphetic form of afeard
Example Sentences
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In November, some parents near Dunstable in Bedfordshire said they feared their children were being "treated like criminals" after being sent to isolation for what they felt were justifiable breaches of uniform rules.
From BBC
“If my remaking was skim plaster, she feared, it would crumble. It would not hold me into adulthood.”
From Los Angeles Times
A massive effort by the community to clean up the beaches was seen as a huge success, allowing the county to recover far more quickly than had been feared.
From BBC
PBMs have long feared these moves and have thus been changing the way patients pay for drugs.
Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he feared "a new cold war" between Europe and Russia in the coming decade, making reopening dialogue with Moscow essential.
From Barron's
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