become apprehensive

Frequency: 6.87.1 per million words

To start to be worried or anxious.

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Examples (10)

  • As the storm clouds gathered, the villagers became apprehensive.
  • I've become apprehensive about traveling alone since the incident.
  • He will become apprehensive if he hears about the company's financial troubles.
  • Investors became apprehensive following the sudden market downturn.
  • She was becoming increasingly apprehensive as the time for her speech drew nearer.
  • It's natural to become apprehensive before a major exam.
  • The child became apprehensive when he saw the large, barking dog.
  • Why did you suddenly become so apprehensive about the trip?
  • He became apprehensive of making a mistake in front of the new manager.
  • If this uncertainty continues, the public may become apprehensive about the future.