How to Use unafraid in a Sentence

unafraid

adjective
  • Isabel loved the body, and loved shape, and was unafraid of it.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Jazz are unafraid to fire away from deep, even early in the shot clock.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • For the second straight game, Smith was unafraid bang down low and crash the boards.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
  • That’s a short list of big hearts unafraid of big moments.
    Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Thomas was unafraid to attack and take on blockers in the run game.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Brainard has been unafraid to spend money and take on debt for large projects.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The Predators pressured the Hawks on both ends and seemed unafraid they would get burned.
    Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021
  • His city, though, has always been a place unafraid of change.
    Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Irvin worked both sides of the plate, unafraid to go inside to right-handed bats.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • Can’t say any analyst has been more unafraid and had the spine of Chuck.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • So, with the 2024 postseason tied at a game apiece, the Clippers are unafraid of the challenge in front of them.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • The word has come to refer to someone unafraid to be in the middle of a fray and who is able to remain calm in it.
    Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But O’Ward, known to be unafraid to speak his mind, called the move clean, in some ways still wowed at the veteran pass post-race.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2020
  • This was a hardy tree, unafraid of a little salt water.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Rushing the net and standing tall there, unafraid, just 35 feet away.
    New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • That won’t change until leaders are unafraid to tell them in frank terms to grow up.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Unlike men my own age, Beard was unafraid to show the depths of his interest in me.
    Charlotte Fox Weber, Time, 23 June 2023
  • But Tucker has been, since his early days, unafraid to chart a new course.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The team hired Lue, a coach whose admirers called a quick thinker and unafraid to push his team’s buttons.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The actress will take on the role of Roulette, a wild new dancer unafraid to break a few rules and turn The Pynk even further onto its side.
    Essence, 8 Mar. 2022
  • At over 70 years old, Lebowitz continues to live life on her own terms and is unafraid to speak her mind.
    Sari Beth Rosenberg, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But for shows like Love Is Blind to showcase more instances where Black men are unafraid to cry is a start.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Later the blind item began to look quaint in the face of brassier players, like TMZ, that were unafraid to name names and go for the jugular.
    Michael Musto, Town & Country, 25 Feb. 2021
  • But this is a woman who was unafraid to give her opinion even as an intern with the White Sox.
    Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The Baywatch star is unafraid of a bit of nudity and proved such by baring her skin for a few saucy snaps on the ‘Gram.
    Amanda Curran, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Cyrano is unafraid to boast of his skills with the sword or the pen, and Dinklage’s overflowing charisma fits the part.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Empowerment is about creating a space and place where your problem spotters are unafraid to become problem solvers.
    Curtis Odom, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

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