Sentence examples for practical fear from inspiring English sources

There was all that supernatural backstory, compounded by that feeling of not knowing where the hell you were or where you were going, and not forgetting the far more practical fear of getting poked in the eye by a sharp branch.

It is now a legitimate and practical fear that there is a team in the system that can hardly wait to use them.

And more practical fears are surfacing, too.

Some GOP leaders have raised constitutional objections, others more direct and practical fears that campaign finance could lead to their losing control of the House.

There are also practical fears involved in leaving someone who is violent and vindictive.

They don't express anything about it at all, whether approval or fear or even practical concern regarding the reactions of the neighbors.

For practical purposes, fears about potential insolvencies are so high that many corporate borrowers and institutional investors can get only overnight loans to finance their operations.

Kataria believes that true mirthful laughter can have a liberating, transformative effect — one that momentarily erases all practical concerns, fears, needs, and even notions of time, and provides a glimpse into spiritual enlightenment.

This approach may also be useful for treating fears for which in vivo exposure may not be practical (e.g., fear of storms) [ 32].

They fear practical repercussions in the community or the workplace.

They may also have practical interests and fear that a Ph.D. will have little relevance to the applied work they intend to do and won't help them much in their future job hunts.