for fear of

phrase

: due to being afraid of

He won't say anything for fear of losing his job.

Examples of for fear of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is particularly a problem for women, who feel the pressure to be pleasant and pliant with doctors for fear of not being taken seriously. — Jennifer Silva, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

Business leaders often refrain from speaking out on political issues for fear of alienating customers or their own employees. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Gada, who asked the Monitor not to disclose her last name for fear of reprisal from the SAF, stayed in Khartoum during the RSF’s reign. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

One woman, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from the nursing home, claimed her mother ended up contracting sepsis and nearly died because staff neglected to oversee her needs. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for for fear of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove