anxious
Example Sentences
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“This has created an environment where even workers with high levels of job security by traditional standards are starting to feel anxious about the possibility of job loss.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
In the past, I was an anxious person, and that stemmed from having too much free time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Be fretful, be anxious, be a quivering wreck about what might be in America, but keep perspective, too.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
There are lots of reasons to be anxious as a parent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Of course Zhenya’s breezy tone was partly meant to reassure her anxious parents.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
