anxiety

Example Sentences

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Here are a few strategies for keeping anticipatory anxiety at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Shear, with a resting face that seems halfway to panic attack, plays Sam, whose free-floating anxiety is enough to make him faint in public after getting laid off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Cox Automative projected a US sales decline of 6.5 percent, with the boost from expected lofty tax refunds offset by affordability difficulties and anxiety about the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"I think for every player that comes in for the first time that is young, it is a big step for all of them. It brings some anxiety," Wiegman told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The flowers on his skin were stirring, some lifting off as if responding to his great anxiety.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova