be afraid
Example Sentences
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He counsels them not to be afraid, even after early clandestine operations injure first the narrator, then Gavriel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"How could you not be afraid?" he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
And don’t be afraid to celebrate milestones between $20,000 and $0.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I don’t want my kids to get the idea that they should be afraid of summer, but I also don’t want to have, like, cheesy surfing werewolves be a thing.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
I should be afraid she might overdo, if I didn’t know her ‘moral fit’ wouldn’t last long.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
