afraid
Example Sentences
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“We’re afraid that we do not make enough to pay for the water.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Very polite, but never afraid to say what he thought, whether people agreed with him or not.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"The reason we've come is that we're not afraid. Everyone I know is writing to me, asking me how we weren't afraid to come here."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
More than half of elementary-school children were afraid to go to the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“We’d like that fine but I’m afraid we don’t have the time. We’re in a terrible hurry. Our circus is leaving Tulsa for Arkansas tomorrow and we have to be there.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
