afraid

Example Sentences

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I like what the song is about: not being worried, not being afraid and just kind of trying to get out of your own way.

From The Wall Street Journal

"A few months ago Eva said she was afraid the drone would come too fast and we wouldn't have time to hide," Mariia says.

From BBC

When I mentioned that my husband was afraid I might get picked up, Burt reported that he had recently been picked up—by a group of people beside him at the bar.

From The Wall Street Journal

The same day, Rodríguez said she was not afraid to face the US "diplomatically, through political dialogue" during her first state of the union address since becoming interim president.

From BBC

She said she was not afraid to face the US "diplomatically through political dialogue," adding Venezuela had to defend its "dignity and honour".

From BBC