Wondering how to use Frantic in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as frenetic or frenzied.
Frantic meaning
- Insane, mentally unstable.
- In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
- Extremely energetic.
Using Frantic
- The main meaning on this page is: Insane, mentally unstable. | In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush. | Extremely energetic.
- Useful related words include: frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied, agitated.
- In the example corpus, frantic often appears in combinations such as: in frantic, the frantic, frantic efforts.
Context around Frantic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frantic
- In this selection, "frantic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, increasingly, making, films, efforts and 999 stand out and add context to how "frantic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a frantic weekend spent and after frantic calls to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frantic" sits close to words such as brilliantly, cartridge and conceal, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frantic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Frantic, Jill calls the police for assistance. (7 words)
Everything’s got a little desperate and frantic in Parramatta. (10 words)
He denied murder, insisting the mum was hurt in a “frantic struggle”. (12 words)
During the frantic moments Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containmentnear a residential neighbourhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed to find that their hydrants were starting to run dry. (34 words)
After frantic calls to Barlow they were offered a house in York another 200 miles away, which turned out to be a tiny cramped flat which Claire said was “like student accommodation”. (32 words)
Ellon United welcomed Dyce to the Meadows on Saturday where a frantic start to the match saw both teams have chances early on, with the visitors having the best of the opportunities. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Kew brings on Frantic Films library Leading global distributor Kew Media Group has migrated more than 450 hours of content from Frantic Films to its distribution platform.
A dog walker who discovered Brianna Ghey's bloodied body in a park said 'she looks dead' in a frantic 999 call.
A few hours later, she received a frantic phone call from her sister telling her, 'There's something wrong with Kenna, she's not moving.
A former soldier fighting a war against the waves undermining his clifftop house admitted a temporary defeat following a day of frantic attempts to drag the property inland.
After a frantic weekend spent trying to salvage the bank, on which much of Britain’s tech sector depended for cashflow, they then had to finish Jeremy Hunt’s maiden budget.
After frantic calls to Barlow they were offered a house in York another 200 miles away, which turned out to be a tiny cramped flat which Claire said was “like student accommodation”.
A good Samaritan neighbour has been hailed a hero for helping three people escape from a burning home in a frantic early morning rescue.
Bute brigade member Ben Manners said as the crew began the 15-minute drive to the scene, the radio calls from those at the scene became increasingly frantic.
But I’m exhausted by of all these frantic “sexy at any age!” stunts used to sell magazines.
But, in the subsequent period, it made frantic efforts to warp the United Nations Organization and woo the USA in her favour.
But it is true he is making frantic efforts to get that office.
Colby Richards, 31, disappeared in the early hours of May 26 after leaving his home without his phone or wallet, leading to a frantic week-long manhunt.
During the frantic moments Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containmentnear a residential neighbourhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed to find that their hydrants were starting to run dry.
Ellon United welcomed Dyce to the Meadows on Saturday where a frantic start to the match saw both teams have chances early on, with the visitors having the best of the opportunities.
Everything’s got a little desperate and frantic in Parramatta.
Fast and frantic is effective, as Bazball has shown; Pakistan are copying the template.
Frantic bodycam footage shows enter the store with their guns drawn and slowly passing Christmas decorations in their search for the shooter.
Frantic family members were spotted working with dozens of police officers within a roped-off section of the boardwalk.
Frantic, Jill calls the police for assistance.
He denied murder, insisting the mum was hurt in a “frantic struggle”.
Common combinations with frantic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in frantic 20×
- the frantic 15×
- frantic efforts 12×
- and frantic 12×
- frantic search 12×
- after frantic 9×
- frantic and 8×
- made frantic 7×
- frantic call 6×
- of frantic 6×