fretting
Example Sentences
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After fretting and weighing the pros and cons, I eventually caved and decided to start mine young.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
Sign of the time: Forky gave voice to the anxiety that seemed rampant in young people in the late aughts, fretting he was just trash that should be thrown away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Even Hernandez’s supporters were fretting about what might happen on election night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
In answer to those fretting about the imminent bursting of a market bubble, the Goldman team argue that the “conditions that have marked the ends of past bull markets remain mostly absent today.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
There was nothing to be gained by fretting over maybes.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
