frantic

Example Sentences

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Invariably these wacky scenarios will be more amusing to longtime fans, for whom a frantic climax akin to the lightning-meets-DeLorean ending of “Back to the Future” will play like nostalgia for nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times

Andy Akiho’s clever music mechanically parrots the repetitions in the text and grows increasingly frantic as the students’ frustration and discomfort escalate—they hate her and they want her to notice them.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hear him shout a frantic goodbye to Dad and then the front door slams.

From Literature

With every step, frantic golden arrows appeared beneath his feet, bending into U-turns on the floor.

From Literature

The biggest and most lucrative clash in world cricket was revived after a frantic weekend of negotiations.

From Barron's