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The phrase "afraid of someone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing fear or apprehension towards a specific person.
Example: "She was afraid of her boss after receiving a harsh critique during the meeting."
Alternatives: "fearful of someone" or "intimidated by someone".
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"You're just afraid of someone going through a depression.
I was very afraid of someone condescending to Aileen.
So I think he's not afraid of someone like Djokovic, but Nadal is not his kind of player.
At 5 30 p.m. on weekdays, the building's manager shuts off the elevator; he's afraid of someone getting stuck, Mr. Delamour said.
"They kept the windows closed because they were afraid of someone getting in," Mr. Armour said, acknowledging that these fears were not altogether trivial.
This is similar to being afraid of someone with arms, on the grounds that they may start punching you indiscriminately; they're physically capable of it, so why wouldn't they?
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But he wasn't someone I felt afraid of". .
Several of the songs on this album are about love gone wrong or people afraid of loving someone more than that person loves them.
"Afraid of getting someone else in trouble, then.
I was afraid of getting someone else sick.
I think she was just afraid, the way I am afraid of killing myself, afraid of killing someone else.
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