Jian looked past and through him, all she could do without acknowledging his one peculiar fear.

To do so would be to acknowledge her fear of his intentions.

El Oso acknowledged her fear by telling her not to worry.

And then I realized she was dealing with the experience in her own way, acknowledging her fear and therefore dissipating its power over her.

Refusing to acknowledge his fear.

Acknowledging China's centuries-old fear of internal disintegration, he said all societies craved stability.

Proud, willful Mary Renee Dennehy acknowledging her fear was not something he had ever expected to hear.

The Raja acknowledges his fear of a "vacuum" when he dies.

But she kept her eyes on the trail, looking neither left nor fight, trying desperately not to acknowledge them--or her own fear.

She took a deep breath, acknowledging her fear--of change, of the unknown, of homicidal would-be magicians.