afraid

Example Sentences

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They are afraid of locking in the loss, so they hold on while it gets bigger and bigger until their capital is trapped and they cannot act on anything new.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

“Just because you’re getting old, don’t be afraid to push yourself a little bit,” Joyner says.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

They talk more freely about being afraid, sad, frustrated and jealous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"My biggest fear and concern is, I just don't want her to be afraid of going back to school, going back to the masjid, to the mosque."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But they were afraid of Sheba and called her not Wise Woman but Witch.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda