truly afraid
Frequency: 5.825.3 per million words
Similar to 'really', emphasizes sincerity and depth of fear.
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Examples (10)
- For the first time in his life, he was truly afraid.
- She looked into the darkness and felt truly afraid.
- The villagers were truly afraid of the approaching storm.
- I could tell by the tremble in her voice that she was truly afraid.
- He was truly afraid to admit his mistake to his boss.
- "Don't be a hero," she whispered, "it's okay to be truly afraid."
- Even the most experienced soldiers are sometimes truly afraid in battle.
- The little boy was truly afraid he would be left alone in the store.
- Becoming a parent made me truly afraid for the future of the world.
- Are you truly afraid of flying, or is it something else?