frantic

Example Sentences

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But from there, elation turned to frustration when Ryan Manning's foul on Czech skipper Ladislav Krejci enabled Patrik Schick to slot home a momentum-swinging penalty in a frantic first half.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

So in the frantic hours before officers took her parents away to immigration detention, her mom turned to their pastor and his wife.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

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 • Mar. 18, 2026

She describes a loose, often frantic network of volunteers shuttling pigs across county lines to keep them from being listed as “free food” on Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Josie’s dad would be frantic by now, too.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix