fret

Example Sentences

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When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

No one wants to hear a leader publicly fret over the range of possible outcomes of a course he’s chosen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Hims has fared even worse, tumbling 52% as investors fret over Novo’s lawsuit and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The average person shouldn’t have to fret that bold ideas and wondrous cinematic visions are being gatekept from them by the people in a boardroom clinging to a conservative agenda.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

"Gives you less time to fret," he said.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood