fretful

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In this exquisitely staged show, directed by Tony winner Michael Arden, Platt recaps the story of his life with an ironic touch while singing songs that mark his fretful, meteoric journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Oliver is used to hospitals, but is fretful, and wriggles as the research nurse slowly injects the treatment, about a cup full, into a catheter in his chest.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

“People are fretful of bringing children to the museum,” she said.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Few, the ever fretful coach, seemed pleased not only to be spared the weight of expectations, but also in the knowledge that his team has blossomed as the regular season draws to a close.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

He concluded with an Adams salvo against “the peevish and fretful effusions of politicians,” then signed off as “J.A. In the 89 year of his age still too fat to last much longer.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis