3722 examples of afraid of in sentences

They are afraid of nothing.

I am afraid of something, Marcos, and I do not know what it is.

" "I am past hurting," she replied, "and I am not in the least afraid of anything you could say.

"In fact, my dears, if I wasn't afraid of making you conceited, I'd say I'd never seen two handsomer girls in my life.

And I was kind for a moment, capricious no longer, because, though the treaty had been restored, I was going to open the cage of Godensky's vengeance, andI was afraid of him.

Everybody knew he had gone to smash; everybody, he very soon discovered, was naturally afraid of being bothered by him.

'Mrs. Sinclair began to be afraid of mischief in her houseI was apprehensive that she would over-do the matter, and be out of character.

Now the fairies are afraid of humans because humans look right through them and do not see them.

The people and the states were afraid of the general government.

I am like a man habitually afraid of spectres, who is set at ease by a lamp, and wonders at the dread which harassed him in the dark; yet, if his lamp be extinguished, feels again the terrours which he knows, that when it is light he shall feel no more.

We are afraid of the light, of impudent opinion and the rulers of the hour who call to us saying: "Put it out!

She was trembling so that she could hardly trust herself to speak, and was horribly afraid of breaking down like a schoolgirl, and crying from sheer joyfulness.

If I was not afraid of being told that the representatives of the several States, are the best able to judge of what is proper and conducive to their particular prosperity, I should venture to say that it is as much the interest of Georgia and South Carolina, as of any in the Union.

She was not in the least afraid of him, but she knew he was a real danger.

"What?" exclaimed the doctor good-humoredly, "are you afraid of me, my little lady?

In this way he encouraged them to come to him, and not be afraid of him.

I wish mother wouldn't be so afraid of me.

If he's guilty he won't objecthe'll be afraid of being suspected.

Many sing by day who are silent by night; they are afraid of thieves and robbers; but the Christian who sings in the night proves himself to be a courageous character.

It was also said that Mrs. Julaper had one Sunday evening when she drank tea at the Vicar's, told his good lady very mysteriously, and with many charges of secrecy, that Sir Bale was none the better of his late-found wealth; that he had a load upon his spirits, that he was afraid of Feltram, and so was every one else, more or

The Russians are afraid of us.

I believe her death has not occasioned an effect so universal as that of the King, and whatever people's opinions may be, they are afraid of expressing them: for it is said, though I know not with what truth, that we are surrounded by spies, and several who have the appearance of being prisoners like ourselves have been pointed out to me as the objects of this suspicion.

I despised his devils; had a supreme contempt for the "Prince of the Power of the Air;" did not remember a time when I was afraid of him.

Why I had not told the police nor Mr. Lindsey of what I had seen, I have already explainedmy own natural caution and reserve made me afraid of saying anything that might cast suspicion on an innocent man; and also I wanted to await developments.

My meaning is, that to think freely of the devil, is to think there is no devil at all; and he that thinks so, the devil's in him if he be afraid of the devil.

3722 examples of  afraid of  in sentences