apprehensively
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On Friday night she posted a video showing her apprehensively peeking out her front door at the sports car parked in front of the Kellys’ house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Krista, a fan who runs the YouTube channel Neopian Lore, is apprehensively excited.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
Helicopters will drop relief supplies on Wednesday to Indonesian villagers stranded after an earthquake crumpled homes in West Java, while others waited apprehensively to learn the fate of missing relatives.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
And so, I made a new Discord account — I wasn’t out yet and didn’t want this server linked with my main account — and, somewhat apprehensively, followed the link.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
They forgot their conspiracy against shame and their eyes strayed apprehensively over the floor.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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