fret

Example Sentences

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When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Global government bond yields resumed their climb, with investors continuing to fret that interest rates will stay high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Private-credit fears have spread from shares of alternative asset managers to big banks that lent money to them, as investors fret about risks lurking in direct lenders’ loan books.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Others like Iowa-based Aaron Lehman, who grows corn, soybeans and oats, fret about the autumn planting season.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Dad says not to fret, there will be other fish and we can take a picture then.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick