trepidation
Example Sentences
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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
Donnelly described feeling "a certain amount of trepidation" about getting back in the car.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Looming in the background for Carney, though, are domestic political considerations, with trepidation from pockets of the country’s Indian diaspora.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
He stared at it with no small amount of trepidation before lifting the top.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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The Crucible
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