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

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.

We hoped our friend of the blunderbuss had not been seriously wounded, but under the circumstances it was impossible to make anxious inquiries.

From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)

Morning and afternoon Banneker rode over from the station to make anxious inquiry.

From Success A Novel by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

The first act of reviving recollection was to make anxious inquiries respecting the condition of his wounded fellow-traveller.

From Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel