Words similar to afraid

Example sentences for: afraid

How can you use “afraid” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I am afraid that an adjective like penetrating is not only a bit strong but would be likely to be adopted as a slogan by the editor.
But my view of the electoral scene is always filtered through a layer of irony since there's almost never anyone I'm really for, and it's usually an issue of who I'm more afraid of.
I am his only family in the state and am so afraid that if I do, someday a policeman will knock on my door to tell me that they found my brother frozen to death in some paper box under a bridge!
But the fact that so many past market mishaps have happened during October (some famous, like the 1929 and 1987 crashes, others familiar only to insiders) makes traders jittery because they're afraid that everybody else is superstitious.
Consider the absurdly anachronistic flower-power band that visited its old buddy, Dad, in last night's episode, for instance, and how afraid he was that they'd bring marijuana into his home.