anxiously

Example Sentences

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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Outside, parents and guardians gathered, anxiously waiting for news.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s understandable that she is anxiously waiting for her $100,000 in equity after all legal costs and taxes have been paid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

As we trotted away, the old couple waved to us from their door and watched anxiously as we took the worn path down the hill.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall