Examples of for fear of in a Sentence
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MacKenzie said there is a genuine concern that state lawmakers will hesitate to act on AI for fear of losing federal broadband assistance.
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Ford Turner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
State leaders said federal agents have created chaos, with many immigrant communities afraid to go to work or shop, for fear of being arrested.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
More often than not, schools don’t intervene effectively, sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes as a result of misguided pedagogy, sometimes for fear of incurring instructional or legal costs.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
In fact, The Athletic has sources in Adelaide — granted anonymity to protect relationships and, well, for fear of reprisals — who wanted England to win this match just to keep the series alive.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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Ford Turner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
State leaders said federal agents have created chaos, with many immigrant communities afraid to go to work or shop, for fear of being arrested.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
More often than not, schools don’t intervene effectively, sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes as a result of misguided pedagogy, sometimes for fear of incurring instructional or legal costs.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
In fact, The Athletic has sources in Adelaide — granted anonymity to protect relationships and, well, for fear of reprisals — who wanted England to win this match just to keep the series alive.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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