worrier

Example Sentences

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He was a constant worrier who never let the gas gauge on our secondhand Pontiac fall below three quarters full.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But it’s been a while and, as you might guess from her movie roles, she tends to be a bit of a worrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

She was a lifelong worrier, she said, prone to anticipating the worst, and “sensitive” to nasty comments or negative comments.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

The movie’s director was a temperamental and anxiety-ridden worrier coming off a recent flop, and he didn’t want either of the two leading men.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2021

Pierre was very serious, not much fun, and a worrier and tattletale, too.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry