pent
Example Sentences
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Aswan remembers taking her driving theory test: "I got so pent up about passing it first time that when I failed by a couple of points I've never tried to get it back."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
And when Anisimova’s final return of serve flew wide, Sabalenka released all of the pent up tension by sinking to her knees and weeping onto the court.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025
The result is a pent up demand that lures workers to come illegally.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
“Post-COVID, we got this big influx of revenge travel, where everyone’s so pent up indoors and they’re just like, ‘Get me out there,’ ” McElroy explains.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2024
All these years it’s been pent up inside me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.