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afraid of something

The phrase "afraid something" is not correct in written English as it lacks a preposition or a complete thought.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express fear about a specific thing, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "I am afraid of something lurking in the shadows."
Alternatives: "fearful of something" or "worried about something".

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"Everyone is afraid something could happen," he added.

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The Guardian

"He's afraid something might be won in a marginal way.

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The Guardian

"I'm afraid something will happen to him," she said.

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The New York Times - Sports

We told him that we had been worried about him, afraid something had happened to him.

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Cornell University

"They are afraid something will happen; that is why they are not coming back," said a teacher, Fatouma Tujjani.

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The New York Times

"I'm always afraid something I say might be taken the wrong way," one girl admitted.

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Each of us is afraid doing something difficult, something dangerous.

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Forbes

Be afraid of something new, something different.

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Huffington Post

He said Hal Gehman was "pretty average, I'm afraid.' Something about his brother seemed to have changed after his tour of duty in Vietnam, James Gehman recalled.

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The New York Times

They are afraid of something.

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The Guardian

"Everyone's afraid of something".

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