be anxious
Example Sentences
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Two things can be true at once: Your mother can be anxious about needing more care, and have spent $100,000 of her savings on her son’s down payment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“If I were living in Michigan, I think I’d probably not be anxious to be consuming raw fruits or vegetables, you know, for the rest of the summer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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
The gyropter was shaking and swaying, but Alice was calm enough, so Malcolm decided not to be anxious.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
