frantic
Example Sentences
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Twice in the last 50 years, crises in the Mideast, one of them centered in Iran, have turned Americans into frantic hunter-gatherers for another necessity: fuel for their gas tanks.
From Los Angeles Times
But nights can mean frantic calls for the police, or for an ambulance or the hospital.
From Literature
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There has been much debate about whether Louis Rees-Zammit was suited to the full-back role and he was prominent in the frantic early exchanges.
From BBC
After frantic work in the garage, Mercedes managed to fix Russell's car by applying a series of default procedures such as switching the car off and on again and swapping out the steering wheel.
From BBC
Mercedes' George Russell won the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix after a frantic scrap in the early laps with Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari.
From BBC
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