anxiously
Example Sentences
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People were anxiously milling about, some crying and in shock.
From BBC
She dials and we all wait anxiously while the phone rings on speaker.
From Literature
When a colleague asks where he is, she anxiously replies, “Uh, he’s in a personal.”
His five children are missing their dad, she says, and the family are still waiting anxiously for answers, not knowing if he was even on the boat hit in the strike.
From BBC
As the family anxiously waits for the court's verdict, they are holding out hope.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
