worried

Example Sentences

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A 43-year-old woman living in Tehran and undergoing treatment for breast cancer said she worried what intensified attacks on infrastructure could mean for her healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

While Iranian state TV has been showing videos of well-stocked grocery shops, the BBC has heard that some people are stockpiling and are worried that the water supply might be disrupted as well.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Investors are worried that will push up inflation—strengthening the case for central banks to raise interest rates, or at least keep them elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

But some retailers have since said they weren’t worried about higher gas prices, even as consumers grapple with nearly a half-decade of more expensive essentials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

She and her husband had managed to get their two small children to friends before their arrest, but she worried aloud all day about them and about Mr. Floor, who had tuberculosis.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom