panic attack
Example Sentences
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During the meal, he had a panic attack and excused himself to call his therapist.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
On the main stage, May Habib, chief executive of an AI platform called Writer, told the audience that Fortune 500 bosses are having a "collective panic attack" on the subject.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
When her son Kit was a baby, she experienced a panic attack when he was poorly with bronchiolitis and he had to go to hospital.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Now, I’ve never actually seen someone have a “panic attack” before, but I have heard about it, and I’m pretty sure Ximena had a panic attack at that second.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
