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
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)
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.
About two hours afterward, when the missing boy was being searched for, a man came to the Edison home to make anxious inquiry of the companion with whom he had last been seen.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
He then turned to Pedro, and began to make anxious inquiries about the war.
From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
