be apprehensive
Example Sentences
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Investors appear to be apprehensive about Affirm’s ability to sustain both annual 30% gross-merchandise-volume growth and expand adjusted operating margins, Faucette said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Little-Pengelly said there were many people from across Northern Ireland who would be apprehensive about their loved ones who lived in the Middle East.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
More established veterans, Bryant has noticed, might be apprehensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“It is imperative that they have resources available that keep them safe and healthy at a site that many would be apprehensive to work,” Ballew said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
I was too tired to be apprehensive, this time, and there were things on my mind that outweighed self-consciousness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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