afraid
Example Sentences
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“We are all afraid that this could get worse and we will be caught in the middle,” Soto said.
From Los Angeles Times
Immigrants have become afraid to engage with any law enforcement authorities, Toczylowski said.
From Los Angeles Times
"She was always afraid of standing out," adding that she "got alarmed" when his name appeared in newspaper rich lists.
From BBC
"I think a lot of people are rightly afraid, and many people, particularly from the region, are in Dubai because they've escaped war somewhere else."
From BBC
“I was so afraid you hated me. For not telling you sooner. For talking to you as Traveler after you’d told me to leave you alone. For everything.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
