Sentence examples for he became afraid from inspiring English sources

Along the way he became afraid and lost his nerve.

When teachers hit him for his mistakes, he became afraid to go to school.

He became afraid to use the mail, lest the F.B.I. get his return address and track him down.

"When the chest was opened, he became afraid and began trembling," he said, adding that the king had walked out.

One gunner on an M2 Bradley fighting vehcile was so troubled by what he saw through his gun sight that he became afraid to look through it.

When his business colleagues started disappearing, he became afraid: "It was just a matter of time – tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in a week... they were definitely coming for me," he says.

He said Ms Guerin received a call on one of her two mobiles, during which she became afraid.

As an adolescent, she became afraid of walking downstairs.

August 2nd Earlier this evening, a young man climbed the rope ladder, and then, realizing how high up he was, became afraid to come down.

His hair stood on end and he immediately became afraid.

Its characteristically limpid opening sentence – "As he weakened, Moran became afraid of his daughters" – encapsulates the main theme.