afraid

Example Sentences

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Many more people are feared dead, with others left homeless or too afraid to stay in damaged, unsafe buildings sleeping in the streets after the disaster.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Policymakers are afraid to require any kind of review before digital technologies are launched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

“She literally is afraid to eat things,” her husband told me.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“It is spoiling, but not at the levels that we were afraid of.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

“Papa,” I said, “I’m afraid I’m not much of a cook. Everything I put on the stove either boiled over or burned up. There must be more to this cooking than I thought there was.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls