fretting
Example Sentences
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Spike Lee’s masterpiece was met with hand-wringing when it arrived in theaters 37 summers ago, with white critics fretting how “urban audiences” would react to its shocking ending of brutality and angry protest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Traders are also fretting over the extended valuations of some firms, with Nvidia topping $5 trillion.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
After fretting and weighing the pros and cons, I eventually caved and decided to start mine young.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
She was fretting, though, about how to make them agree to her proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It was past ten, and, in need of a break from hours of training and researching and fretting about Cain and Elena, she’d come into the gaming room.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
