angst

Example Sentences

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But the terminally dissatisfied Carol would rather stew in her own low-grade depression and angst that forfeit her free will.

From Los Angeles Times

Executives also say that binge-watching old shows provides a respite from the angst young people experience while scrolling through social media, which escalated through the COVID-19 lockdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

For all their angst, consumers feel pretty secure in their jobs.

From MarketWatch

I let myself be more vulnerable with him than ever before and shared how important having children was to me and what a source of angst it had been that I still hadn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

It may well be an act, but her humor can be interpreted as a Beckettian grin in the face of overwhelming 21st-century angst, even existential terror.

From The Wall Street Journal