afraid

Example Sentences

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“He’s not afraid to step outside the box if he believes in it,” McVay says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“It was like, ‘Even if I’m really afraid, I have to say yes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The 63-year-old, from Morar on the west coast of Scotland, said she did not say "yes" when asked on to the show immediately as she was afraid of looking silly.

From BBC • May 25, 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

A searing blister had erupted on my right heel—a bloody, foreign kind of pain that I’d been afraid to mention to anyone because I didn’t want to look too tender.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse