afraid
Example Sentences
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Amy Hunt says she is "on the up" and "not afraid of anyone" after finishing second in the 100m at the Diamond League final in Brussels.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
"We're all afraid something might happen to us," Fausto Soza told AFP, adding he had not gone out to sea for two months for fear of being targeted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was July 4, and Costas was afraid that the people who were regularly gathering at the house might start a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“He is not afraid of alienating powerful people,” Tusk said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"If you are afraid, stand to the side. Let me fight them alone."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
