In time, he was sure, all these fears would ebb.

"I'm sorry to call you so late," the woman said, and Janet's fear ebbed slightly.

His terrible fear ebbed just a bit, but only a bit, for yet again the Voice spoke words no high priest had ever heard.

Its head came up again, but this time slowly, as fear ebbed and the bird's courage returned.

He lay, unmoving, until the fear had ebbed away, then tried to reason his way out of this.

Melanie sighed, and the fear ebbed out of her face.

Now that Marco felt relatively secure, his fears were ebbing.

All the fear she'd felt of Joe ebbed as she did.

And now that her own fear was ebbing, why was she filled with this sense of confusion?

He listened, while fear ebbed and sense returned, slowly.