How to Use afraid in a Sentence

afraid

adjective

• Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago.
• Kids are afraid to go to school.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
• And don’t be afraid to go bold.
  — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 17 June 2026
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
  — Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Don’t be afraid to call them out.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• And don’t be afraid to start over.
  — Essence, 11 May 2026
• Don’t be afraid of the sheer trend!
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 3 June 2026
• Don’t be afraid of spices and herbs.
  — Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Don’t be afraid of it, read it.
  — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
• Death was just too afraid to tell him.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
• Don’t be afraid to go for your dreams.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
• Don’t be afraid to dream big out loud.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
• His wife is afraid to even talk about it.
  — Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• Don't be afraid to hit it and quit it.
  — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
• Don't be afraid to hit it and quit it.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
• Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty.
  — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
• The way to beat it is to refuse to be afraid.
  — John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
• Don’t be afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Don’t be afraid to wear these shoes to the fullest.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
• Don’t be afraid to take up space these next four weeks.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
• That's the part so many seem afraid to say out loud.
  — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
• Keep your eyes wide open and don’t be afraid to take risks.
  — Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Ania Magliano isn’t afraid of a risky joke.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026
• John Rich is not afraid to speak his mind.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
• Marie-Paule should not have been afraid of me.
  — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
• There is no reason to be afraid.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
• So what were people so afraid of?
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 June 2026
• People are kind of afraid to go out.
  — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• More afraid of making the wrong call.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• More afraid of making the wrong call.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026