in a panic
Example Sentences
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Almost in a panic, he asked Barbaralee, ‘Please, Mrs. Monday, please take the flag.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
The bold will be placing limit orders at low prices overnight, in case the market gaps down in a panic when trading resumes on Monday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Mohammed Ali, whose family was displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs, told the BBC: "We were sleeping here peacefully and didn't feel anything until something exploded and we woke up in a panic."
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“Come in, come in!” she yelled in a panic.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Clarkson did not think these “salutory preparations” would do much more than scare citizens, but he knew the legislature and the governor were in a panic.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
