overanxious

Example Sentences

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I felt like we were overanxious parents that go to the doctor and then you get dismissed.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022

When they arrived, their overanxious bus driver got so close to the building that the heat forced them to retreat some distance.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2021

I struggle with depression at times, and as much as I try to be aware of how I am talking or acting, sometimes I get bitchy or overanxious about things.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2020

But now, amid worry about affordability and a tone around college admissions that feels more about branding than learning, students like Mr. Lee are feeding a counternarrative to the privileged, overanxious jostle for prestige.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

The scene was so entirely a realization of her worst fears that she sensed that her overanxious imagination had projected the figures onto the packed spines of books.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan