How to Use unafraid in a Sentence

unafraid

adjective
  • Over time, this sow had grown unafraid of me.
    — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His city, though, has always been a place unafraid of change.
    — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Brainard has been unafraid to spend money and take on debt for large projects.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Shows that say something, shows that take a stand, shows that are unafraid.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • In her work, too, Kica is unafraid of depth.
    — Jess Morales Rocketto, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Thomas was unafraid to attack and take on blockers in the run game.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • To lead in this moment requires us to be bold & unafraid.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Yolanda was still impish and unafraid to speak her mind.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What would happen if our leaders were brave, bold and unafraid to fail?
    — Sadhna Bokhiria, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The Jazz are unafraid to fire away from deep, even early in the shot clock.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • That won’t change until leaders are unafraid to tell them in frank terms to grow up.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2022
  • For the second straight game, Smith was unafraid bang down low and crash the boards.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Your words were steady, steeped in the old stories, but my eyes flicked to the window, unafraid.
    — Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
  • Smith is among the law enforcement leaders who are unafraid to say that.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Can’t say any analyst has been more unafraid and had the spine of Chuck.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Gregg Popovich has been unafraid to call for societal change.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • Team regimes of the past were unafraid to make midseason coaching moves.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Katie’s unafraid to challenge Kyle in a way only a ride-or-die could.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But Tucker has been, since his early days, unafraid to chart a new course.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Adams is enormous, is unafraid of contact and has a good feel for where misses will come off.
    — Christian Clark | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2021
  • The league is unafraid to try anything to enhance the telecast, or tweak the rules of the game.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
  • With its navy blue and green plaid design, it’s designed for those unafraid to be the best-dressed in any room.
    — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • These two young guns are hungry to win, unafraid of failure and anxious to get this show on the road.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Rushing the net and standing tall there, unafraid, just 35 feet away.
    — New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Irvin, however, was unafraid to touch on any subject.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike men my own age, Beard was unafraid to show the depths of his interest in me.
    — Charlotte Fox Weber, Time, 23 June 2023
  • Both songs capture an artist unafraid to push the boundaries of country music.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The Predators pressured the Hawks on both ends and seemed unafraid they would get burned.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021
  • At the same time, many remain unafraid of an imminent collapse.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026

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