trepidation
Example Sentences
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But you don’t need to be from Mexico to understand the significance, reverence, and trepidation that surround this hulking pile nicknamed El Coloso de Santa Úrsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Australia has been eyeing their potential return with trepidation for years.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
With great trepidation, I began to search for French news articles about the death of Quentin Deranque.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Despite my cat trepidation, I saw him again, just to make sure my first-date magic wasn’t a fluke.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
If Bobby had any trepidation about permanently severing his relationship with the United States, there was no evidence of it in the renunciation he wrote.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing trepidation
The Crucible
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Grade 10, List 6
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