Sentence examples for a was scared of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a was scared of" is not correct in English.
It seems to be a typographical error or incomplete phrase. If you meant "I was scared of," you can use it to express fear or apprehension about something.
Example: "I was scared of the dark when I was a child."
Alternatives: "I feared" or "I was afraid of."

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Although a formal complaint was filed with the Attorney-General's regional office, it wasn't followed up because Doña A was "scared" of the consequences.

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I knew there was a reason I was scared of women.

"I was more or less a Neanderthal — everyone was scared of me," he said.

When I was a child, I was scared of the night and the dark, so my brother took me to the cemetery on a moonlit night.

"I wanted to be a lawyer, but I was scared of failure," he said.

Working as a developer interested me but I was scared of investing in a whim.

Becky told a number of people she was scared of Matthews.

was scared of holding a baby.

A: The drivers are scared of getting robbed.

Not a "I'm scared of talking to you" reluctance but a "your face is not worth looking at" reluctance.

"Visually it's really appealing to me; I love the idea of a king being scared of sitting down.

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