The phrase "a lingering fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a persistent or ongoing feeling of fear that does not easily go away.
Example: "After the incident, she was left with a lingering fear of being alone at night."
Alternatives: "an enduring fear" or "a lasting fear."
Abdul Ajahn, an elder here, voiced a lingering fear.
I lived to tell the tale: my hives subsided, leaving behind a lingering fear of hornets.
A lingering fear is that the sales gains could turn out to be temporary.
But there was also a lingering fear that leaving might be worse than staying.
Yet they showed a lingering fear of criticizing the Taliban and complained openly about government officials and the police.
Mr Kusche said groups such as Pegida had tapped into a lingering fear of foreigners among some parts of German society.
Their 38-7 win against London Welsh killed off any lingering fear of getting dragged into yet another relegation dog fight.
Burnley put an end to any lingering fears of relegation with a win at Molineux that leaves Wolves on the brink of the drop to League One.
There's a part of me that has a little lingering fear from years of having the threat of going to prison for gardening, but it's really a new day".
None would give their full names, a sign of lingering fear, but they gave their thoughts uncensored.
Despite years of efforts to increase the enlistment of southern Pashtuns, an analysis of recruitment patterns by The New York Times shows that the number of them joining the army remains relatively minuscule, reflecting a deep and lingering fear of the insurgents, or sympathy for them, as well as doubts about the stability and integrity of the central government in Kabul, the capital.
