afraid
Example Sentences
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Any investor will be afraid of a potential dividend cut, which can cause a company’s share price to plunge.
From MarketWatch
The author was in awe of his father, at once afraid of him and in thrall to his boundless charisma and movie-star looks.
“Folks are afraid, folks are scared,” said Nelson Grande, a Highland Park resident who is running for Los Angeles City Council District 1.
From Los Angeles Times
Nighttime belonged to the sídhe, so I was afraid to take more than a few steps, but it was far enough.
From Literature
She admits to feeling great shame for some of her behaviors as a teenager afraid of being treated differently and desperate to fit in.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
