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

Automakers are racing to gauge the potential effect on sales, which have started slowly so far this year with buyers continuing to fret over record new car prices and still-high interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Shares in cruise lines tumble and airline stocks drop as investors fret over rising fuel costs.

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

“Dear Pip,” said Biddy, “you are sure you don’t fret for her?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens