Sentence examples for slightly afraid from inspiring English sources

He is irritated, feels impatient, becomes slightly afraid.

"It's thought he was slightly afraid of Picasso's influence," Alexander Klee said.

That does not mean that they are not often slightly afraid of her, too.

"I was slightly afraid of cats," Mya told us earlier, "because of the claws.

He was slightly afraid of his son, who was developing a sharp tongue.

This evil held promise, and for the first time in decades, Eilidh hesitated, slightly afraid.

Alvin Stardust is a reminder that one of the very best things pop music can do is to make you feel ever-so-slightly afraid.

A good cook should never be afraid to slightly burn the caramel either.

So egregious did I find the whole performance that, as the defendant returned to his seat, slightly hunched, as if afraid of bumping his head on something, I felt a deep desire to see the prosecutor lose the case.

Mermaids are at home in the ocean and are slightly confused by and afraid of life on land.

In informal situations, or with people you know well, do not be afraid to slightly touch someone on his or her shoulder or arm.