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
Two weeks later, a guy from the company calls me in a panic about the songs: “Did you send the tracks to anyone else?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
On several occasions she ran down the stairs in a panic during the night after seeing a red glow through the bathroom window.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
He clawed at the stall wall in a panic, until, suddenly, he understood what was happening.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
