panic

Example Sentences

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Shear says he first began his original screenplay with an image of a young man having a panic attack in the self-help section of a bookshop and grew the script from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The one before that appeared at the height of the COVID-19 panic on March 26, 2020, when the stock closed at $98.12.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Albanese's government has sought to reassure motorists that shipments of fuel continue to arrive in Australia, and petrol shortages in rural towns stem from panic buying and distribution bottlenecks.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Or maybe it was panic that made my chest feel like it was getting smashed by a hundred-pound weight.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin