cause apprehension
Frequency: 7.813.5 per million words
Indicates that something is the reason for the feeling of apprehension.
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Examples (10)
- The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people.
- The CEO's unexpected resignation caused considerable apprehension among the shareholders.
- His late arrival without any explanation began to cause her apprehension.
- The dark clouds gathering on the horizon caused apprehension for the sailors.
- Any unusual noise from the engine is enough to cause apprehension in a pilot.
- The report's ambiguous findings will likely cause apprehension until they are clarified.
- Why did the sudden policy shift cause so much apprehension in the department?
- This new technology, while promising, causes some apprehension regarding data privacy.
- The letter, sealed with an official stamp, caused a flutter of apprehension in him.
- It wasn't the speech itself, but the tone in which it was delivered that caused the most apprehension.