How to Use feared in a Sentence
feared
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And who better to do it than a feared nazir, or headmaster, like Uncle Usama?
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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End-of-life decisions are some of the most intricate and feared resolutions, by both patients and healthcare practitioners.
—Tal Patalon, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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That pairing that was so celebrated and so feared, that team that gets so much attention, was no match for a ragtag batch of underdogs who appear to be finding themselves at just the right time.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Victory Park Crips remains one of Louisville's most prominent and feared gangs, dating back generations.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2024
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The rep clarified that Zecca’s feared state of mind is not due to guilt after Anthony was fatally shot in the neck at their Naples home — for which no arrests have been made — but grief.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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One was a ruthless and feared drug lord who rose to power and wealth through violence and intimidation; the other was a talented soccer player who captured the hearts of his fellow Colombians with his skill and grace on the field.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
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One was a ruthless and feared drug lord who rose to power and wealth through violence and intimidation; the other was a talented soccer player who captured the hearts of his fellow Colombians with his skill and grace on the field.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
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At least 79 people died when a vessel carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank, Greek authorities said Wednesday — with as many as hundreds more feared missing.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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