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Meanings of deathly afraid in English

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Usage of deathly afraid in English
1
She was afraid, deathly afraid, of what Judah might yet do.
Sanctuary
2
And they had been deathly afraid she would sell the house.
A good woman
3
Mike had been deathly afraid of puppets when he was younger.
Ruthless
4
I will try to hit Steindor with it-heis deathly afraid.
Hadda Pada
5
She realized that she was deathly afraid of what the camera might see.
Gods go begging
6
Franklin hates children, loves animals, and is deathly afraid of the candy people.
The Cannibals of Candyland
7
I am deathly afraid of dying-notfor me, but for my 3-year-oldson.
Ebony
8
Antibiotic resistant Catherine Duff is deathly afraid of two things: public speaking and crickets.
BBC
9
I was deathly afraid I'd just botched our friends' rescue.
Library of Souls
10
I was deathly afraid she'd get around to asking that.
Secret Sanction
11
I'm deathly afraid of him, of what he might do.
The maltese falcon
12
The problem was that Mom was deathly afraid of storms.
Teaching the pig to dance: a memoir
13
She felt deathly afraid lying to a god like that.
Book One: Apotheosis
14
Now that Yossarian had made up his mind to be brave, he was deathly afraid.
Catch-22
15
Call him. She still hesitated, deathly afraid of him.
Talk of the town
16
Why else would he be deathly afraid of Kia?
Sword of god
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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