fretting
Example Sentences
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Investors are fretting about rising rates and bond yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The lab wanted to make that clear to a public that, though plenty worried about the potential of artificial intelligence, wasn’t fretting enough about what these complex models were capable of now.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Tuesday, two-time major winner Rahm was tight-lipped about his future and said he was not fretting about the "turbulence" away from the course.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
At 88, Scott remains the cinema’s uneasy philosopher, continually fretting about the technological and societal tools we’ve developed to destroy ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
I thought about running to the drugstore and calling in sick, but I knew if I didn’t go in, Ma would hover over me, fretting and trying to nurse me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
