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
"I'm a little bit anxious - a bit of trepidation - but I just want to get on with it now because it's been a very long, painful fight," she told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
“We still are challenged by the trepidation that marketers might have about hiring an agency in Omaha—marketers thinking that intelligence and creativity are geo-specific,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
She could see the trepidation even on Basta’s face, although he was doing his best to hide it by assuming a particularly bored expression.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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The Crucible
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