For a moment fear hit Collier, and then he realised that she was laughing.

The shock wears off and the fear hits hard.

And that was when his fear really hit him.

Her fear of rejection hit him like a blow.

His fear had hit her hard and fast, giving her no time to prepare herself against temptation.

The fear of unemployment is hitting everywhere, particularly in the south-east.

Their fear hit him like a blow to the heart, making him feel sick.

When I was sure, the fear hit me.

The fear hit deep in his bowels, and he walked carefully downstairs to the rest room.

The Canadian military fears that a ship might hit a rock or an iceberg.