apprehensively

Example Sentences

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Each day Yo apprehensively waited to see who would be in charge of guarding them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 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

Most of the students had been waiting apprehensively to hear who would be asked to read.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok