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.
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Ming was responding to a domestic violence call to help a woman who was moving out of a home in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, and was afraid for her safety.
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Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, afraid for her own life and for her son, she’s headed back to Colombia.
—Matias J. Ocner, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Tariffs, inflation and a volatile stock market have left people feeling extra cautious about their finances, as widespread news of U.S. government layoffs has some people afraid for their jobs.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Adults have become afraid for teens, and newly distressed about their own role (or lack thereof) in the troubles facing them.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, afraid for her own life and for her son, she’s headed back to Colombia.
—Matias J. Ocner, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Tariffs, inflation and a volatile stock market have left people feeling extra cautious about their finances, as widespread news of U.S. government layoffs has some people afraid for their jobs.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Adults have become afraid for teens, and newly distressed about their own role (or lack thereof) in the troubles facing them.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for afraid for
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“Afraid for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afraid%20for. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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