panicked
Example Sentences
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Lifesaving Association warns prospective lifeguards that “a panicked victim, desperate for buoyant support, is a very real threat to an approaching rescuer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A nurse who failed to raise the alarm when he found a patient cold and unresponsive made "bad decisions" and "panicked", an inquest has heard.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The person then reportedly "panicked and left the premises" after realising what had happened, according to the Ofcom statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“When I started doing my research, I got really panicked and thought that I’d made a horrible mistake and this was just going to be impossibly dark,” Hunnam recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was gone just long enough for Koffi to begin feeling panicked, but then she heard his returning footsteps.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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