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
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
They make anxious enquiries about Mr. M'Fadden,—how he seemed to "take it;" did he evince want of pluck? had he courage enough to fight a duel? and could his vote be taken afore he died?
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
About two hours afterward, when the missing boy was being searched for, a man came to the Edison home to make anxious inquiry of the companion with whom he had last been seen.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
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.
