apprehension
Example Sentences
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A prickle of apprehension skitters up the back of my neck.
From Literature
Most of Venezuela’s 28 million people face the same challenges and sense of apprehension that they have endured for a dozen or so years.
From Los Angeles Times
But the criminal share of apprehensions has declined as the months have gone on.
Some behind the scenes believe his apprehension to rotate the team provided a clear indication that it was his intention not renew his contract.
From BBC
This week, the Pentagon posted photos of a Coast Guard tactical team, sailors and Marines boarding an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the deck of the Ford ahead of an apprehension.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
