fear for

phrasal verb

feared for; fearing for; fears for

: to feel concern for (something or someone) : to worry about (something or someone)

She feared for her husband's safety.

Examples of fear for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His attorneys say 82 other immigrants will be on Surovtsev’s flight with the same fate, and fear for their safety in wartime Ukraine. —Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025

Because everybody lives in fear for a moment. —Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025

My fear for Indy is that the team paid a premium price for a not-quite-premium player at a position where a single star makes less impact than in the past. —Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

We’re largely left to imagine her fears for an uncertain future, her grief for an unknown, unborn child and her thoughts on becoming a symbolic figure in the outside world, with another woman’s name to boot. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for fear for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore