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

The kingdom sounded sirens multiple times on Wednesday across several southern Saudi cities, warning residents to take shelter for fear of potential attacks. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

And teachers, like Imbus, are scared to speak out on it for fear of making their employer, the district, look bad. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2026

ARTnews spoke to four French museum insiders, who would only speak on background for fear of professional reprisals. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

But an Israeli soldier, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, now says the military could find no evidence linking the camera, which belonged to Al-Masri, to Hamas. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for for fear of

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