fretting
Example Sentences
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“All day, all the time, as if they’re players fretting and strutting on some invisible stage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Now I'm just fretting helplessly, there is nothing I can do."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The market is also fretting that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates more than once in 2026 to combat a flare-up in inflation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Even Hernandez’s supporters were fretting about what might happen on election night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
All hell would break loose and then no more worrying and fretting and fuming; he’d hit straight up that road with everything he had.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
