frantically

Example Sentences

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Instead of being hunched over his laptop, I find Dad pacing frantically.

From Literature

It was only fifty cents, and as he frantically dug into his pocket, Danny discovered he had exactly fifty cents!

From Literature

Here I am frantically trying to escape the water and at the same time wishing I had some.

From Literature

Castro was freed in late November after strenuous diplomatic efforts by France and flown home to Paris, where his mother had been frantically awaiting news of his fate.

From Barron's

The note has taken center stage as authorities are still frantically trying to find Nancy Guthrie, 84, five days after her apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home.

From Los Angeles Times