English example sentences with "for fear of"

I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.
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I took my umbrella for fear of rain.
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He closed the window for fear of rain.
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That boy could not enter for fear of the dog.
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I didn't go skiing for fear of catching cold.
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I hid myself for fear of being scolded by my teacher.
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I didn't go out for fear of catching cold.
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For fear of accidents, please drive slowly.
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No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired.
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I walked softly for fear of waking the baby.
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She sat still for fear of waking the baby.
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They kept silent for fear of offending her.
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She hid herself for fear of meeting the man.
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She fled for fear of being caught.
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She doesn't drive for fear of an accident.
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She didn't attend the meeting for fear of meeting her ex-husband.
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She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash.
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For fear of an accident, my father doesn't drive.
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I went out with my overcoat on for fear of catching cold.
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My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
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I didn't call on you for fear of disturbing you.
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For fear of the newspapers politicians are dull, and at last they are too dull even for the newspapers.
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Nobody knew where those kids came from, but nobody wanted to receive them for fear of their disease.
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Most people are afraid to set a high goal for fear of not achieving it.
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After his successes in America, the boss put him in a backwater for fear of being overtaken by him.
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They went on travelling for two days through a great forest, without food or drink, and without coming across a single house, and every night they had to climb up into the trees for fear of the wild beasts that were in the wood.
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Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE," but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
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Immediately upon their arrival at home they called an assembly of their fellow townsmen, and entreated them to take up arms to avenge the treatment they had received; concealing the real truth of the matter for fear of being laughed at for having been so soundly beaten by a few shepherds.

There is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

Tom was very careful for fear of making a mistake.

Tom was engaged, but did not intend to sign the papers for fear of upsetting Mary too soon.

Tom decided to cancel his trip to Boston for fear of another heart attack.

The residents dared not enter their homes for fear of another earthquake.

My father doesn't drive for fear of accidents.

Many of the doctors and nurses sleep at the hospital and avoid going home for fear of inadvertently infecting their families.

She wouldn't take an airplane for fear of a crash.

I ran about the shore wringing my hands and beating my head and face, exclaiming at my misery, and crying out, ‘I was undone, undone!’ till, tired and faint, I was forced to lie down on the ground to repose, but durst not sleep for fear of being devoured.”

She doesn't want to speak for fear of making mistakes.

Lawmakers, lobbyists and special interest groups say that few will risk opposing Thompson’s bills for fear of ending up in her doghouse.