afraid
Example Sentences
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"But when the RSF came close, we were afraid fighting would break out. So we left, most of the way on foot."
From Barron's
"It seems they were devastated - we were afraid too," he said.
From BBC
"At the beginning I had no experience and at that time I was quite afraid," he later says.
From BBC
“Everybody’s afraid for their jobs. I’m dead serious,” said Waller, a candidate to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
“If you have the money, don’t be afraid to take a risk, especially if you’re young.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
