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

U.S. bond yields have risen sharply as investors fret over the potential for both higher inflation and spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Shares in cruise lines tumble and airline stocks drop as investors fret over rising fuel costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The average person shouldn’t have to fret that bold ideas and wondrous cinematic visions are being gatekept from them by the people in a boardroom clinging to a conservative agenda.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

“Don’t fret, child,” Hannah said philosophically, when Kit had poured out the story.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare