panic
Example Sentences
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"Most people have no understanding of how to respond to a distant, unseen threat — and the resulting fear certainly triggers mass panic."
From BBC
If they wanted to survive the storm, they could not panic.
From Literature
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If he could keep the two trees together, he would be able to keep Abby from panicking.
From Literature
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But it is hard not to panic when one arrives at a hospital to find there is no antivenom, which happened to Ifunanya, meaning she had to go to another one.
From BBC
Her older sister Sarah was also seen by witnesses who described her as intensely distressed and panicked about Victoria.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.