afraid

Example Sentences

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“If you’re overusing AI, that means you’re not doing anything unique as a human in that process, which means you’re going to be even more afraid of AI taking your job,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

He broadcast from anti-ICE protests and stopped by a church to interview a pastor and volunteers organizing a food drive for immigrants too afraid to go outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“I think if you’re someone who’s sensitive about it or afraid, you just wouldn’t fly right now.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"If you don't carry it, you're arrested. In my life i was so afraid of being arrested… even now I'm afraid."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But this was a hurt that no blanket could shut out, and suddenly I was afraid of what Father would say.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom