afraid for

idiom

: feeling fear or worry about (something or someone)
I'm afraid for the children.
They were afraid for their lives.
He's afraid for his job.

Examples of afraid for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The next day, at 4:20 a.m., the ship’s chief engineer, Fred Gilbert, sounded the alarm that the ship was sinking, and the crew, afraid for their lives, abandoned the ship, getting off — and to safety aboard the Collingwood. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024 Magwood is afraid for the next generation of shrimpers. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024 One Jewish mother, afraid for her infant son, bravely floated him down the Nile River in a basket. Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023 Advertisement Defense attorneys and prosecutors gave jurors conflicting portraits of Simpkins, now 19, during last week’s trial — one of a kind-hearted boy who was afraid for his life, and another of a violent teen who sold marijuana, fired weapons recklessly and intended to kill someone. Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 24 July 2023 Advertisement Now with the tumor growing larger, Hightower and his family are afraid for his life. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023 Jamal himself was afraid for his life, says his sister, Bulbul. Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023 Jamal himself was afraid for his life, says his sister, Bulbul. Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023 Lisytsina, who is Jewish, said some of her close relatives were killed during World War II, and the Russian invasion has now left her afraid for her family. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 25 Feb. 2022

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“Afraid for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afraid%20for. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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