frantic

Example Sentences

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To their credit, Castres refused to go away but Saints eventually came out on top of a chaotic, frantic and high-quality contest to begin the last-16 weekend in style.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

Much of “Inside Out 2” was made in a frantic all-hands crunch because the filmmakers didn’t finalize their story until the fall before its June 2024 release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The high, frantic chorus of the spring peepers almost covered the sound of the wind as it moved through the newly opened willow leaves.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville