Wondering how to use Anxious in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dying or eager.
Anxious in a sentence
Related words
Anxious meaning
- Nervous and worried.
- Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
- Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Example sentences (20)
It reports that civil servants who made the claims are angry at the delay and anxious that he may continue in post.
CAO Bill McKennan added the Town was anxious to work with the organization to bring the tournament back to town.
Get people excited, hooting and panting like chimps, and they’re anxious to wage war on one thing after another.
Melancholy has given way to anxious concern about the dangers which climate change poses for the future of the planet.
Do thoughts of social gatherings, obligations and everyday responsibilities leave you anxious and overwhelmed?
He adores his girlfriend, but he’s horrified and anxious to know that she’s not financially secure like he is.
Nowadays, they use something called conscious sedation, which is commonly used in dentistry for people who feel anxious.
On the other hand, people who are anxious about their sleep may want to think twice before using a tracker.
And those who came into the study most stressed and anxious saw the largest drop in mental health issues.
I’m delighted with this new project, but of course am anxious about whether anybody is even listening!
CNN is obviously anxious to hold these debates, so much so that they scheduled them without all the required boxes being checked.
He developed back pain from long hours sitting at his desk, and said he became anxious and lethargic.
He knows the intensity of the Michigan-Ohio State game, and as he said, not being able to coach it is enough to make him anxious.
He was anxious to play, he prepared well and obviously when Leo is on the pitch, things change a lot.
It can be an annual bun fight, anxious parents fighting to get their children into the right school – and to avoid the wrong one.
Manly survived a few anxious moments before delivering Daly Cherry-Evans a victory in his 300th game.
Anxious retirees and social service groups are among those already making default contingency plans.
I felt powerless against my anxious attachment style and my repeatedly wrong choices of partners.
It’s different for everyone but I got to three months before I realised I was no longer anxious.
She explained: 'Neurodivergent people, especially autistic people, are more prone to social anxiety, but are not all socially anxious.
Common combinations with anxious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- anxious to 34×
- anxious about 33×
- anxious and 22×
- and anxious 13×
- feel anxious 11×
- are anxious 11×
- an anxious 11×
- was anxious 8×
- feeling anxious 6×
- so anxious 5×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word anxious. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.