suddenly afraid

Frequency: 7.352.0 per million words

Describes a quick, unexpected onset of fear.

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Examples (20)

  • He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud.
  • He was walking alone in the woods when he became suddenly afraid.
  • The child, seeing the large dog, became suddenly afraid and ran to her mother.
  • The child was playing happily, but then became suddenly afraid of the dark.
  • Hearing a strange noise from the basement, I was suddenly afraid to be alone in the house.
  • She felt suddenly afraid as the car veered off the road.
  • She looked at the dark, empty street and felt suddenly afraid.
  • As the storm intensified, the campers grew suddenly afraid.
  • When the turbulence hit, even the seasoned traveler seemed suddenly afraid.
  • He was suddenly afraid that he had made the wrong decision.
  • He was suddenly afraid that he had made a terrible mistake.
  • The old house creaked, and she felt suddenly afraid.
  • Why did you look so suddenly afraid when she mentioned the audit?
  • He had never experienced anything like it before, and became suddenly afraid.
  • Lost in the forest, the hikers grew suddenly afraid as night began to fall.
  • The sudden loud noise made the dog suddenly afraid.
  • The cat, suddenly afraid of the vacuum cleaner, darted under the sofa.
  • She was suddenly afraid that she would fail the exam.
  • As he read the threatening letter, he became suddenly afraid for his family's safety.
  • He looked at the dark figure in the distance and felt suddenly afraid.