fretting
Example Sentences
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What did he feel compelled to say he wasn't fretting about?
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Joshua grew increasingly anxious during the government shutdown last fall, fretting about bills and whether he would ever be paid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
They are scrambling for daycare, worrying about food, fretting about their ability to work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Instead of fretting about the political, economic, and moral implications of trillionaires, investors can decide to try to profit from their potential existence.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Now my home life was completely taken over by the same tense fretting and worrying as my school life had been.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
