make anxious
Example Sentences
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He said: "The charges make anxious reading, in particular charge two. Both are serious matters."
From BBC • May 18, 2017
He found time, amidst the warlike preparations constantly going on, to make frequent calls at her dwelling, and make anxious inquiry about her progress.
From The White Squaw by Reid, Mayne
"Sure?" asked Ramuntcho again, whom these eyes make anxious.
From Ramuntcho by Loti, Pierre
When she was told that the two ladies were gone, she desired that Dorothy might be sent to her, and immediately began to make anxious inquiries.
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
He then turned to Pedro, and began to make anxious inquiries about the war.
From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
