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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already afraid of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a pre-existing fear or concern about something or someone.
Example: "She was already afraid of the dark before the storm knocked out the power."
Alternatives: "previously scared of" or "already fearful of".
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As expected, we found that individuals overestimated the balcony's height more after they imagined themselves falling, particularly if they were already afraid of heights.
Many are already afraid of going to court against their spouses.
Because this wasn't just an ordinary cancer, which everyone is already afraid of, but Chernobyl cancer, even worse.
Already afraid of piracy, the producers do not relish squirting their wares into cyberspace, where they might be easily copied.
"When they were in their teenage years, the neighbors were already afraid of them," he said of his siblings.
"My office will aggressively pursue employers who fire workers for standing up for their rights — especially during tough economic times, when so many workers are already afraid of losing their jobs".
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"We were already afraid, and I was thinking of leaving for California," Mr. Ramirez said as he waited on the corner in a heavily Latino enclave already drained of people by the recession and the fear of police harassment.
Soon to be Lord Cromwell, he is climbing towards the height of his power: he has four years to live, in the puzzled regard of a king who is perhaps already a little afraid of what he's created.
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