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

"Sure?" asked Ramuntcho again, whom these eyes make anxious.

From Ramuntcho by Loti, Pierre

Quite likely, picking their way daintily in the midst of the exciting scene, would come the lady of the manor and Mistress Evelyn to make anxious inquiry for boxes of London finery.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.

In the houses the people listen with awe for the sound of his chariot, and when it is heard make anxious prayer to him for protection from all ill.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.

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