Feared

Examples

• And could she love where she feared? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• My eye sought Helen, and feared to find death. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He had an abnormally large but well-shaped head, and it is said that the local doctors feared he might have brain trouble. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• We feared there must be something the matter, but he resolutely denies it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Henceforward, I knew what fate St. John feared for me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I feared to fail, forsooth! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I had silently feared St. John till now, because I had not understood him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• That first speech was the difficulty; it revealed to me this fact, that it was not the crowd I feared so much as my own voice. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And, reader, do you think I feared him in his blind ferocity? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• This lesson, she very much feared, they would receive only from herself; she had little hope of Mr. Knightley, none of Mr. Weston. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Mr. Whiffers then added that he feared a portion of this outrage might be traced to his own forbearing and accommodating disposition. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Her heart was in a glow, and she feared her face might be as hot. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I followed him into his room, leaving the hall door ajar behind me, for I feared to be alone with the man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Papin’s boat was said to have been used on the Fulda at Cassel, and was reported to have been destroyed by bargemen, who feared that it would deprive them of a livelihood. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Knew him, and--more surprising still--FEARED him as well! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He stopped at my door: I feared he would knock--no, but a slip of paper was passed under the door. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• His steps echoed through the low building with a hollow sound, and he almost feared to be alone, it was so still and quiet. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Ah, my God, it is as I feared! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• It was in the evening, and we went in by the servants' entrance, as Eckert probably feared that he was watched. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• She hung over the patient in agony, which was not mitigated when her thoughts wandered towards her babes, for whom she feared infection. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I feared now to hear my own story. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He looked suspiciously about him, for the men were conversing in groups, and he feared to be the subject of their talk. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I know I think of you--I feel I wish, you well--but I must check myself; you are to be feared. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was not that I feared the results which would follow a general belief that I had returned from the Barsoomian heaven or hell, or whatever it was. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• He feared us so much--and with reason--that he caused himself to be represented as dead, and had a grand mock-funeral. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I _expect_ it, and have _feared_ it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She dared not come oftener, for in the mighty guilt of her conscience she feared that her every move was watched. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• What I most feared has happened. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He feared there must be some decided involvement. Jane Austen. Emma.

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