genuinely afraid
Frequency: 5.220.1 per million words
Strongly emphasizes that the fear is real and not pretended.
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Examples (20)
- The child was genuinely afraid of the dark.
- I'm genuinely afraid of heights, so I stayed on the ground.
- For the first time in my life, I was genuinely afraid.
- She was genuinely afraid he wouldn't return.
- He looked genuinely afraid when the dog started barking aggressively.
- We're genuinely afraid for our jobs after the announcement.
- The sudden silence in the house made her genuinely afraid that something was wrong.
- He became genuinely afraid as the storm intensified.
- Are you genuinely afraid of public speaking, or just a little nervous?
- Many residents are genuinely afraid to walk home at night.
- He will be genuinely afraid if he has to face his accuser in court.
- If you're genuinely afraid, tell a supervisor right away.
- She has become genuinely afraid of flying since the incident.
- I didn't think I'd be, but in that moment I was genuinely afraid.
- You could see in her eyes that she was genuinely afraid.
- Even the experts seemed genuinely afraid of the implications.
- The villagers were genuinely afraid of the ancient curse they believed haunted the forest.
- By the end of the film, the audience was genuinely afraid for the protagonist.
- He tried to put on a brave face, but it was clear he was genuinely afraid.
- I've been genuinely afraid only once in my life.