apprehension
Example Sentences
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Adding to the apprehension was that Tuesday evening the graduation ceremony for Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy was unfolding at the same time the board considered its future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
"There's still that fun element but now, and for the last few years, you are going into Eurovision week with a sense of apprehension and nervous anticipation."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“Private credit and the surge in redemptions reflect investor apprehension about the future of software,” he says.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
“The markets continue to interpret the conflicting headlines as an indication that we are closer to an end than we were on Friday, but apprehension remains high,” Arlan Suderman of StoneX says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Cudgeon smiled, newborn confidence peeping through his apprehension.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing apprehension
Lord of the Flies
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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