Examples of the the word, afraid , in a Sentence Context

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  1. To reach the other side. The cat wondered how he would get across if he was, afraid ,of water. At the same time, the ox wondered how he would cross with his poor
  2. No religious or social group could object. Some critics say that Ashoka was, afraid ,of more wars, but among his neighbors, including the Seleucid Empire and the
  3. Repressed than any other culture in the Soviet Union, since the regime was more, afraid ,of ethnic uprisings among Russian Christians than among any other ethnicity.
  4. Jake" The Snake" Roberts. In this storyline, it was said André was deathly, afraid ,of snakes, something Roberts exposed on Saturday Night's Main Event when he
  5. He had been told of the existence of the" Phillips report ", and Seaman's was, afraid ,that Mondale might be in possession of a hard copy of the presentation, so he
  6. That are going on in there become manifest. And you start seeing what you're, afraid ,of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream. " Many of his
  7. They would kidnap Artemis and Hera and take them as wives. The gods were, afraid ,of them, except for Artemis who captured a fine deer (or in another version of
  8. Respect each other and ourselves, and who we are, and what we are, and not be, afraid ,to be what we are, whether we're gay, or straight, or ... insane. " Love voted
  9. Warhol delayed having his recurring gallbladder problems checked, as he was, afraid ,to enter hospitals and see doctors. His family sued the hospital for inadequate
  10. And terrible things are happening now: they've begun to pick people up. I'm, afraid ,the walls have ears and perhaps even these benches on the boulevard here may be
  11. Date for the flight, he broke two ribs while riding a horse. He was so, afraid ,of being removed from the mission that he went to a veterinarian in a nearby
  12. Statute for over a decade. States without worker involvement provisions were, afraid ,that the SE might lead to having such provisions being imposed on their
  13. The public good dictates that there should be no market at all. We are not, afraid ,of a vision in the Labor Party, but nor are we afraid of doing the hard policy
  14. Flights. Fatso and Slaves had two young children and Fatso, who was also, afraid ,of flying, was very reluctant to leave her children for such a long time. ABBA
  15. Esther what has happened and tells her to intercede with the King. She is, afraid ,to break the law and go to the King unsummoned. This action would incur the
  16. Will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one will make them, afraid , Micah 4:2-4 The End of the World and the Last Judgment Satan released
  17. The engine running. But it doesn't go. Captain With comes up. I can see he is, afraid , because I am present at a disaster. Yes, I see it all and I wait. My stopwatch
  18. With counterpoint and harmony more than compensated. The college was still, afraid ,that it would cause a scandal, and agreed to let Brubeck graduate only after he
  19. Trigger fear. Arachnophobia may also be touched by or touch an object and be, afraid ,because it could feel like a spider. Arachnophobia may feel humiliated if such
  20. Beginning July 31. Moore, Fontana,and the Jardinieres declined to participate, afraid ,of losing the lucrative session work they had in Nashville. Presley assembled
  21. Schism and urged John to call a general council. John did so with hesitation, afraid ,that he might be deposed at the council. The Council of Constance was convened
  22. By more than a year. In The Knights we are told that the mask makers were too, afraid ,to make a caricature of Clean (there represented as a Patagonian slave) but
  23. We have been trying hard to get an American because they may think we are, afraid ,of them," a spokesman for Abu SAAF said. " We want to fight the American
  24. For the hurricane’s arrival. The men sing a hymn-like admonition not to be, afraid , Jim meditatively compares Nature’s savagery to the far greater destructiveness
  25. Family and Erasmus used the oldest manuscript the least because" he was, afraid ,of its supposedly erratic text. " He also ignored much older and better
  26. Charge could cause tremendous damage to infantry, and cavalry horses would be, afraid ,of them (see Battle of Bypasses). In the Southeast Asia, the powerful Khmer
  27. Physician, claimed that Layer had confided to him:" I saw a Divine Being. I'm, afraid ,I'm going to have to revise all my books and opinions. " Ayer's son Nick
  28. World Health Organization as a valid disorder. It is common for children to be, afraid ,of disguised, exaggerated,or costumed figures—even Santa Claus. Ute myths
  29. A storyline was developed to have Keenan—suggesting that Andre was secretly, afraid ,of Study and Bundy, whom Keenan bragged were unbeatable—challenge Andre and a
  30. Bombing of Hiroshima" could not be helped ", could mean that the emperor was, afraid ,that the enshrinement of the war criminals at Yasukuni would reignite the
  31. Influence was" heavy metal on the one side and pop on the other. (...) I was, afraid ,to tell my friends I was listening to Depeche Mode. I loved the band. I loved
  32. His assertive self. Feeling that Clark is the real person and that Clark is not, afraid ,to be himself in his civilian identity, John Byrne has stated in interviews
  33. Massachusetts. Aware of the accusations against Kidd, Bellomont was justifiably, afraid ,of being implicated in piracy himself, and knew that presenting Kidd to England
  34. International standards, and weak-kneed politicians too quick to spend and too, afraid ,to tax were the problems according to IMF and US Treasury Department officials.
  35. Could not receive the prize personally in Stockholm at that time, since he was, afraid ,he would not be let back into the Soviet Union. Instead, it was suggested he
  36. Down so, he raised my chin up. He was telling me to go out there and don't be, afraid ,to make mistakes. He said I was being too hard on myself. " *On October 21
  37. That Lugosi said this line correctly, the exact words being," Don't be, afraid ,of Logo; he's as gentle as a kitten. " Rudolph Grey's book Nightmare of
  38. Hairs on their backs, as well as keep their tails horizontal or vertical. When, afraid , they pull their lips back horizontally with their tails tucked and their ears
  39. some public. Many people hide their leaning from society since they are, afraid ,of the incomprehension and of social exclusion. It is commonly known in the
  40. Market at all. We are not afraid of a vision in the Labor Party, but nor are we, afraid ,of doing the hard policy yards necessary to turn that vision into reality.
  41. A Labor win was inevitable from the start. Many in the party however were, afraid ,of voter apathy, which was epitomized in the iconic" Thatcher in a wig "
  42. Threw himself to a pool yelling at his guards to protect his life, they were, afraid ,the public would become outraged and revolt to bring the former Sultan back, so
  43. Being imposed on their companies; and states with those provisions were, afraid ,they might lead to those provisions being circumvented. A compromise, contained
  44. Newly married, owners of new houses, planters of new vineyards, and anyone, afraid ,of fighting. *The peace terms to be offered to non-Israelites before battle -
  45. Was an outspoken opponent of South Africa's laws of apartheid, and was not, afraid ,to criticize his nation's government, although he had to temper his remarks to
  46. Fruits Holstein said that" The failure to agree on the Community Patent I am, afraid ,undermines the credibility of the whole enterprise to make Europe the most
  47. Gift but Loki only responds by accusing Bragg of cowardice, of being the most, afraid ,to fight of the Æsir and Elves within the hall. Bragg responds that if
  48. A crime. Although she looks like a sweet, frail old woman, Miss Marple is not, afraid ,of dead bodies and is not easily intimidated. She also has a remarkable ability
  49. Borg himself commented years later that this was the first time that he was, afraid ,that he would lose, as well as feeling that it was the beginning of the end of
  50. Merely skeptical in tone:" he persuades men to atheism, willing them not to be, afraid ,of bugbears and hobgoblins ". The final paragraph of Barnes' document reads:

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