be apprehensive
Example Sentences
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These specialized models are intended to attract new types of customers who might be apprehensive about new credit technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Investors appear to be apprehensive about Affirm’s ability to sustain both annual 30% gross-merchandise-volume growth and expand adjusted operating margins, Faucette said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Little-Pengelly said there were many people from across Northern Ireland who would be apprehensive about their loved ones who lived in the Middle East.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Electrify America’s indoor station is intended to attract people who might be apprehensive about buying an EV, especially apartment dwellers in the nearby South Market neighborhood, said Robert Barrosa, the company’s CEO.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
I was too tired to be apprehensive, this time, and there were things on my mind that outweighed self-consciousness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
