Sentence examples for once afraid of from inspiring English sources

Many rebel fighters, who said they were once afraid of government forces, now said they saw government ground operations as opportunities to kill Syrian troops along the roads, weaken the government and frustrate the army — a shift that emboldened them and engendered confidence.

I was once afraid of the dark and terrified of girls.

Decent risks exist where banks were once afraid to venture.

Meanwhile, the entertainment industry -- once so afraid of the council's wrath that Fox blurred the naked behind of an animated character -- is pushing the boundaries of taste with renewed intensity.

As Ms. Windsor stood on the steps of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, wearing that same brooch on her lapel, she marveled at the fact that someone who was once so afraid of saying that she was a lesbian had become the central figure in the case that could strike down the law forbidding federal recognition of marriages like the one she and her partner, who is now deceased, entered into in 2007.

Yes, I must admit I once was afraid of the mere mention of graffiti.

The irony is that the King consumes everything he was once so afraid of losing.

He was too young: just as I had once been afraid of him, he was now learning to fear me.

He said that once he was asked if Marion Jones could inject three drugs at once because she "was afraid of needles".

Just because you've been burned once, don't be afraid of fire.

But as an adult, I've never once used my fist, afraid of what I might do.