Sentence examples for a twinge of fear from inspiring English sources
'a twinge of fear' is an acceptable phrase in written English
The phrase is used to describe a fleeting feeling of fear. For example: "As soon as the lights went out, I felt a twinge of fear."
Deep-seated thrift craves vindication, just as envy wishes for comeuppance, but even the most pious strain admits a twinge of fear in the face of vacancy and failure.
I saw her launch herself and thought, as I dived under the wave, that it seemed bigger, heavier, somehow more sluggish than the others, and I felt a twinge of fear.
[cartoon id= a15600"] I saw her launch herself and thought, as I dived under the wave, that it seemed bigger, heavier, somehow more sluggish than the others, and I felt a twinge of fear.
"A black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear," she suddenly blurted, shooting herself in the foot.
We respected them, and with that respect came a healthy twinge of fear coupled with a desire to please.
The article awakened a suppressed twinge of fear.
Facing a rare twinge of fear before entering Afghanistan in 2005, Lindhout turned to Eckhart Tolle's "Power of Now".
Behind his condescension there is fear, and behind the fear a twinge of recognition: he knows, looking down at the authoress, that he and all the clever gentlemen of England have finally met their match.
So now, after so many years out of school, so many incidents in my life that have made me stronger -- giving birth to a premature child in my 20s, enduring open-heart surgery in my early 30s and most recently, working with incredibly talented authors to put out a powerful book on bullying -- I still feel that twinge of fear when I stand in front of a crowd.
Drive among them, and you will feel awe and a few twinges of fear as well.
