Sentence examples for perhaps afraid to from inspiring English sources

After reading The Frightened Face of Nature, it struck me that Knight's publishers were perhaps afraid to publish the manuscript, given that it is at times controversial.

But in "The Groomsmen," Mr. Burns, as he has since "The Brothers McMullen" in 1995, is unable (or perhaps afraid) to contrive a story to match his attunement to place and personality.

It honed that design to a cutting edge and then, when everyone expected the company to leap forward, it tiptoed instead, perhaps afraid to spook the golden goose.

If in the beginning of the seminar she often looked away when speaking to you – perhaps afraid to allow a glimpse into her suffering soul – now she stands up straight, smiles and looks you confidently in the eye.

In our survey, when asked about what treatment they thought they had been randomized to more than half of the participants (55%, 22 of 42) hesitated to answer, perhaps afraid to appear foolish due to the negative connotations associated with placebos.

"I think Senator Reid often says what we're all thinking but perhaps are afraid to say," Senator Edward Kennedy says.

American political leaders are for the most part silent, unwilling, perhaps even afraid to encourage the UN's call for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid.

Reporters, perhaps stunned, perhaps sympathetic, seemed afraid to break the silence with series of questions that were sure to sting.

Nell had been asleep, curled in the sand, and D'Angelo had been snoring next to a log, clinging to it, perhaps afraid that he'd be swept out to sea.

As news of the incidents spread, officials seemed unsure how to react, perhaps afraid of creating panic.

Kenealy's task was made more difficult when several of his upper-class witnesses refused to appear, perhaps afraid of the ridicule they anticipated from the Crown's lawyers.