apprehensive

Example Sentences

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Investors appear to be apprehensive about Affirm’s ability to sustain both annual 30% gross-merchandise-volume growth and expand adjusted operating margins, Faucette said.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

As they are today, customers were apprehensive about new ownership, but Thayer spanned the gap and put them at ease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"It's long hours being a butcher and I'd like to spend time with my family. I'm a bit apprehensive, but it's the right thing to do."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Many employers are reluctant to hire workers, including people looking for part-time jobs in retirement, because they’re apprehensive about the economy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Here and there along the road people came out to see the troops go by and there were a few cheers, but most of the people were silent and glum, not hostile, apprehensive.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara