If we did thinke His Contemplation were aboue the earth, And fixt on Spirituall obiect, he should still Dwell in his Musings, but I am affraid His Thinkings are below the Moone, not worth His serious considering.
No maruell Lord, though it affrighted you, I am affraid (me thinkes) to heare you tell it Cla.
I am halfe affraid he will haue neede of washing: so throwing him into the water, will doe him a benefit Mist.
I am affraid sir, doe what you can Enter Biondello.
Vent my folly: I am affraidthis great lubber the World will proue a Cockney: I prethee now vngird thy strangenes, and tell me what I shall vent to my Lady?
In my stars I am aboue thee, but be not affraid of greatnesse: Some are become great, some atcheeues greatnesse, and some haue greatnesse thrust vppon em.
The people were much affraid of y^e Tarentins, a people to y^e eastward which used to come in harvest time and take away their corne, & many times kill their persons.
The rest are dispersed, and the Indeans in all quarters so terrified as all their friends are affraid to receive them.
He has been affraid of making me too vain and turning the head of his friend.
Maxwell[130] said he was allways affraid (sic) of a clever man till he knew if he had good nature.
If you do, I am affraid you will find yourself mistaken; it will be a handle for your enemies to represent you a hippocrite in your religion and Cruel in your nature, and show the world what those who serve you are to expect.
I am affraid there is more Pomp & Parade than is consistent with those sober Republican Principles, upon which the Framers of it thought they had founded it.
I am affraid if we should be seriously engagd in negociating a Peace, there would be an intemperate pressing from without Doors for a speedy Conclusion, which would precipitate the Affair to our Disadvantage.
I do not think my Countrymen are ungrateful; but I am affraid there is a Faction among them, consisting of a few Men, who are under the Dominion of those Passions which have been the Bane of Society in all Ages--Ambition and Avarice.
I am affraid however, that the Doctor builds too much upon the Hopes of the Return of mutual Affection; for Can this exist without Forgivness of Injury, and Can his Country ever cordially forgive ours whom she intended to injure so greatly?
This I hope will apologize for my not having written to you & my other Friends in Congress; which I mention because, not receiving your favors, I have been affraid you imputed my Omission to Neglect.
His Temper is naturally warm which he has sometimes indulgd in speaking his Mind freely of Persons in office"--This you know has always been deemd an unpardonable Sin, and I am affraid it always will be.
Among those who ought to see the Importance of the Fishery, I am affraid there are some who think that in insisting upon that we should insist upon too much.
I am affraid the Citizens are not so vigilant as they used and ought still to be.
The enclosed you must take care to send by the first post which is opened again on purpose for you to read, but I'm affraid you will not understand it all.
I am affraid Macintosh's men in England may be in hard circumstances for want of money.
I am affraid of its alarmeing the Regent, and keeping him from doing anything for the King; for which reason I send an express to Lord Bolingbroke to-night.
Send the enclosed for my wife under a cover, as you used to do; by my not hearing from her, I am affraid my last has not come to her hands.
Those people are much affraid of the black foot indians, and the Big bellies of Fort deprarie establishment.
I am much affraid will not yeald any, if so I fear the whole opperation of my boat will be useless.
And if you chance to meet a maid Amongst the cockes of hay, Sir knight, you must not be affraid With her to court, and say Sing loud, etc.
Henceforth when you doe meet a maide, A mile out of the towne, Sir knight, you must not be affraid Of soyling of her gowne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "affraid" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
