anxiety

Example Sentences

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But she says doctors told her it was anxiety, which was then added to her medical records.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Americans spend so much time entrenched in silent fear and anxiety about the violent nature of the country.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"Looking back and revisiting something that we already know about kind of relieves that anxiety, or it kind of just distracts us from all of the current changes that are happening."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Artificial-intelligence companies appear to be organizing around a simple message in the face of rising public anxiety about the negative potential effects of their world-changing technology: We come in peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He did show nervousness before a game, as certain great actors show stage fright before a demanding performance, but this state of anxiety shouldn’t be confused with fear.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady