fretted
Example Sentences
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She fretted that she’d be unable to rebuild her audience and livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tavares, the university’s former director of international students, said over the past few years Chinese parents fretted over the crime in Syracuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
But even here, Huang expressed the kind of confidence that the market has appeared to be searching for, as some investors fretted over the gargantuan amounts of capital being bet to build the necessary compute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
My hands went through the routine motions of stripping the broken string away while I fretted to myself.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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