Example Sentences

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I was half-afraid that if I sneezed too hard, a rotor might fall off.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2014

“Are you coming with me?” he asked her, half-afraid, half-teasing.

From Washington Post

He clutched his tunic to his chest with both hands and hunched down in the saddle, half-afraid that Roose Bolton might command his guardsmen to tear the clothes off him right there in the street.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Dede raked her eyes over the yard, half-afraid her sister was finding fault there, too.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Ama was half-soothed by Mrs. Coulter’s soft voice, and half-afraid still; and the talk of enchanters and spells added to the awe she felt.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman