fretted
Example Sentences
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Markets fretted Wednesday after Alphabet raised guidance for capital spending this year by $15 billion to around $200 billion and suggested a bigger amount was on tap for next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Damon's Odysseus is stubborn, overconfident and sacrilegious, but doesn't bear that much resemblance to the conniving, hypocritical egotist of lore who fretted over his wife's fidelity," she noted.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The delicate tapestry will be transported from its usual home in northern France, but the precise arrangements are being kept secret as heritage experts and artists have fretted that it could be damaged in transit.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Since then, prime ministers have fretted about the political optics of making repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She fretted when he did not respond to her text right away.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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