apprehension
Example Sentences
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"There's still that fun element but now, and for the last few years, you are going into Eurovision week with a sense of apprehension and nervous anticipation."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
I remember having a little bit of apprehension because I’ve had a twisty-turny life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That apprehension will sound familiar to fans of relegation-battling Tottenham Hotspur, who face the prospect of their club playing in the Championship next season in a 62,000-seater stadium that only opened in 2019.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
“The markets continue to interpret the conflicting headlines as an indication that we are closer to an end than we were on Friday, but apprehension remains high,” Arlan Suderman of StoneX says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
They were looking at Mo with expressions of apprehension mingled with dislike.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Vocabulary lists containing apprehension
Lord of the Flies
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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