A daily fear gnawed at him, that he would encounter another bicycle coming the other direction on one of the curves.

But their fears - of violence, poor schools, no jobs and no future - gnawed at her.

So she slithered further along the pipe, even though the lingering fear of drowning still gnawed at her.

That fear of watching his empire go up in smoke had gnawed at him since his debut as an entrepreneur.

One couldn't assume things, but the fear gnawed at her.

The fear of it had gnawed at her soul since the morning.

Still, the fear that the Net is not up to its unforeseen role still gnaws at prognosticators.

Her heart pounded as fear gnawed at her.

In the meantime psychic chills twisted the imaginary me; fear gnawed hard and deep.

She wasn't merely concerned about his physical safety, although that fear gnawed at her.