panicked
Example Sentences
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"I was expecting an aftershock, just like with an earthquake. That's how panicked I was."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
"There were some sailors from South India who were crying and making panicked calls home. I told them to stop calling and helped bring them up on to the deck."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Executives at some of the named platforms said they were inundated with panicked calls from confused investors and were trying—unsuccessfully so far—to get clarity from Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Judging from a slew of panicked social media posts and endless versions of the same explainers on “how worried should you be?” there is a genuine fear that we could be in for another pandemic.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
She panicked in the tight space, thinking again about Mama and Tía Beatriz drowning as the water rose in their one-story house.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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