Example Sentences

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But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The thing is, it always rears its ugly side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

This is the dual state that you lived in, and that you worked in, and that must be called out unflinchingly whenever it rears its head, yet, paradoxically, also now more than ever.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025

Real life, in short, rears its ugly head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

It rears with a fiery roar and launches through the darkness, toward the sunlight shining through the glass ceiling.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas