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How to use the word fearing in a Sentence?

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Americans are tired of fearing if they or their families will be the next victims of a mass shooting. Our children are tired of being told to ‘run, hide, and fight,’ these regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear.

Kris Brown

Found on CNN
17 days ago

My vision is getting foggy, my body is cramping up, and I’m fearing for my life.

Jay Withey

Found on CNN
2 months ago

We're God-fearing folk who believe in God and we want to exemplify that even in this process.

Robert Dejournett

Found on CNN
8 months ago

I'd say 30 % of investors we talked to over the last six months thought Berlin was never going to open because of the red tape and bureaucracy, many investors were fearing [ Tesla ] would never have a beachhead in Europe and it would just be an empty factory.

Dan Ives

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Whenever any rich person says through social media account that own being tested Covid positive, immediately ask that blasstard how much that individual and those net supporters have been paid by news media to be faking, fearing and fooling public

Prafull Sakulani

added by profull798324
1 year ago

It raises the possibility that maybe this is not going to be as bad as some people were fearing, that doesn't mean it's not bad at all.

Amesh Adalja

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

Jeremy DeSilva

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As parents, we could only hope to raise good, God-fearing, productive members of society, sometimes we get things wrong and sometimes we get things right ; so it's nice to see when things go right.

Miriam Olagbegi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm a 40-year-old comedian and Black, transgender woman who grew up in the'80s and'90s, i couldn't care less about jokes being made at my expense. I grew up fearing my imminent murder and/or eternal damnation. What makes' The Closer' unacceptable is the intense gaslighting of multiple, vulnerable communities.

Dahlia Belle

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have brought to safety, with our partners, more than 100,000 individuals, many of these individuals were precisely in that position – fearing that were they to have stayed behind they could be subject to intimidation, to violence, or worse … that is why we have worked so assiduously, together with our partners, to effect this evacuation – the results of which speak for themselves.

Ned Price

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The family began to yell in fear, i used pepper spray on Sherman’s face through the partially opened door as he was still banging and attempting to gain entry. I told him to stop. I armed myself with my handgun at this time fearing for the safety of myself and my family.

Raymond Moss

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The family began to yell in fear, i used pepper spray on Sherman's face through the partially opened door as he was still banging and attempting to gain entry. I told him to stop. I armed myself with my handgun at this time fearing for the safety of myself and my family.

Raymond Moss

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Dutch authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate the shooting of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, determine if he was targeted for his work, and ensure that the attacker and the masterminds of the attack face justice, journalists in the EU must be able to investigate crime and corruption without fearing for their safety.

Tom Gibson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Protesters have started to shift from defensive to the offensive, with sometimes homemade weapons or receiving military training from certain ethnic armed organizations, we have to understand, the people are really frustrated and fearing attacks. And they just told me that they need to have self-defense.

Schraner Burgener

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These attacks against trans youth in Arkansas and in states around the country will not go unchallenged — not while they are debated in legislatures, not after they pass, not when they are discussed in public conversation, our work will not be done until every law that targets transgender people is struck down as unconstitutional and all transgender people are able to live without fearing discrimination and violence because of who we are.

Chase Strangio

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Scoundrels spread lies on corona several times through all media channels , hired movie stars to do acting of hospitalization, liars and criminals were planted as experts to further misadvise, created memes & posters to cleverly outspread rumors, even caller tune of corona was made . The aim was to speak lies these many times from all corners that people start fearing, believing and talking that corona is a virus and then any illness was given the name corona to loot the patients and sell their vaccination to do anything they like with the population.

Pankas Samad

added by anonymous
1 year ago

Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now; I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, I've. Seen the promised Land.... So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried a out anything, I'm not fearing any man

Martin Luther

added by ValidVibes
1 year ago

Many paid scoundrels are also fearing people by texting that Covid is a dangerous virus, The reality is that there is no Corona virus anywhere.

Mukaibar Shah

added by anonymous
2 years ago

Developers want to create applications that work across platforms, without fearing that companies will misuse copyright law to block interoperability, we look forward to the Court's decision.

Kent Walker

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If you're taught to hate and fear a people or a country, and it works, it's because of your ignorance of that country. You have no contact with it, nor do you know what you're hating and fearing.

Ry Cooder

added by RobertHaigh
2 years ago

Within 24 hours I couldn't take a small breath without fearing for my life.

Jimmy Flores

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I did not want him to come near us because I did not want him to give them a reason to say he came at us, they were fearing for their lives and shoot him, he knows why I told him to go back.

Monica Shepard

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Dread is a combination of not knowing, fearing and terror, do you go pick up groceries ? Are gloves enough ? Should I touch the mail ? Your child sneezes. You're living in fear every moment.

Jane Webber

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The price of chicken had fallen earlier because people stopped buying it fearing the virus was being spread through it. But now I don't have any chicken left, everything's been sold.

Muhammed Nizam

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

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