make anxious
Example Sentences
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He said: "The charges make anxious reading, in particular charge two. Both are serious matters."
From BBC • May 18, 2017
When she was told that the two ladies were gone, she desired that Dorothy might be sent to her, and immediately began to make anxious inquiries.
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
There was not a sound of a bell that did not make anxious hearts throb.
From Nuttie's Father by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The first act of reviving recollection was to make anxious inquiries respecting the condition of his wounded fellow-traveller.
From Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
In the houses the people listen with awe for the sound of his chariot, and when it is heard make anxious prayer to him for protection from all ill.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
