How do you use Worrying in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like distressing or molestation, plus the exact meaning.
Worrying meaning
Inducing worry.
Synonyms of Worrying
Using Worrying
- The main meaning on this page is: Inducing worry.
- Useful related words include: distressing, molestation, harassment, bedevilment.
- In the example corpus, worrying often appears in combinations such as: worrying about, without worrying, is worrying.
Context around Worrying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Worrying
- In this selection, "worrying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, extremely, stop, sheep, factor, news and fact stand out and add context to how "worrying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a very worrying fact for and a very worrying trend is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "worrying" sits close to words such as accelerate, armstrong and brien, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with worrying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: "Sheep worrying is a criminal offence. (11 words)
Any caught worrying livestock can be destroyed and owners can be prosecuted. (12 words)
Although the tests were negative, the severe symptoms of the disease were extremely worrying. (14 words)
This is a worrying factor, a very worrying fact for the PNC, who are down at the ropes; so, in a last-ditch desperate move, they have called on their erstwhile counterpart, to see if he can get them through this one. (42 words)
And then secondly, and I appreciate that Steve has asked the question in a similar manner, but maybe on your strategic positioning regarding the growth ambitions in the Middle East and Turkish and how worrying this is to you going forward? (41 words)
A convener of the Arise Ghana Movement, says the refusal of government to declare a state of emergency in the areas affected by floods following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams is worrying. (37 words)
And then secondly, and I appreciate that Steve has asked the question in a similar manner, but maybe on your strategic positioning regarding the growth ambitions in the Middle East and Turkish and how worrying this is to you going forward? (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
So, if worrying can kill us, it will not be a waste of time to reflect on the nature of worry and decide to stop worrying before it kills us.
Mr. Tong should spend more time worrying about the citizens of Connecticut and the horrendous fiscal mess of our State, than worrying about suing Donald Trump.
This is a worrying factor, a very worrying fact for the PNC, who are down at the ropes; so, in a last-ditch desperate move, they have called on their erstwhile counterpart, to see if he can get them through this one.
A convener of the Arise Ghana Movement, says the refusal of government to declare a state of emergency in the areas affected by floods following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams is worrying.
A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: "Sheep worrying is a criminal offence.
Alexandra Roberts, from Irwin Mitchell, said: “This is an extremely worrying incident in which Paul received severe but avoidable burns.
All are manifestations of hyperarousal, of being constantly “on,” and it’s made worse by excessive worrying about being able to sleep.
Also worrying is that 30 percent of organizations say they take more than a month to detect known vulnerabilities.
Although the tests were negative, the severe symptoms of the disease were extremely worrying.
And the ever-increasing nature of the blaze is worrying Victoria, who is too scared to sleep in case of the need to evacuate.
And then secondly, and I appreciate that Steve has asked the question in a similar manner, but maybe on your strategic positioning regarding the growth ambitions in the Middle East and Turkish and how worrying this is to you going forward?
And then you can spend your time worrying about finding new customers, motivating your employees, managing your inventories, creating new products and services.
And understand that women also need an opportunity to have these products at hand without worrying about the tax on them,” Gross said.
Any caught worrying livestock can be destroyed and owners can be prosecuted.
A senior serving officer from the state forest department on the condition of anonymity said, “The worrying factor is that political appointments are made in the state wildlife board.
A spokesperson for the trade union Unison East Midlands said: “This is very worrying news from Derbyshire County Council and for their hard-working and dedicated workforce.
At a recent meeting, New Hanover County shared worrying news about suicides in 2022.
At our best, we don’t spend too much time worrying about what the haters think of us.
At the time, the sighting was described by Dan Jarvis, of the charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue, as 'worrying'.
A very worrying trend is also apparent: Capital is flowing out of the country.
Common combinations with worrying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- worrying about 65×
- without worrying 24×
- is worrying 17×
- worrying that 10×
- worrying to 9×
- the worrying 8×
- worrying trend 7×
- of worrying 7×
- very worrying 6×
- and worrying 6×