be apprehensive of
Example Sentences
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In recusal questions, he said longstanding judicial ethics guidelines state a judge "should not be swayed by partisan demands, public clamor or considerations of personal popularity or notoriety, nor be apprehensive of unjust criticism."
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2011
You need not now be apprehensive of my bounty-money: I have ceased to be a soldier; when I was one, you might have thought more charitably of me.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
You seem to be apprehensive of your own safety.
From The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love by Le Queux, William
Do not be apprehensive of any painful scene.
From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
It is themselves that ought to be apprehensive of consequences if any are to be apprehended.
From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas
