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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.
I 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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