desperately anxious

Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words

Extremely anxious, with a sense of hopelessness or urgency.

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Examples (20)

  • She was desperately anxious about her son's late arrival.
  • She was desperately anxious about her son, who was late coming home.
  • Waiting for the test results, he became desperately anxious.
  • He became desperately anxious while waiting for the test results from the hospital.
  • He felt desperately anxious before his final exam.
  • I'm desperately anxious about my presentation tomorrow.
  • The actor was desperately anxious for the audition to be over.
  • The candidate seemed desperately anxious throughout the entire interview.
  • With the company's future on the line, the CEO grew desperately anxious.
  • Lately, he's been feeling desperately anxious for no apparent reason.
  • I'm desperately anxious to find a new job before my savings run out.
  • Many young people are desperately anxious about the future of the planet.
  • The unexpected news left her feeling desperately anxious and confused.
  • With the threat of layoffs, the whole team grew desperately anxious.
  • A constant, desperately anxious feeling followed him everywhere.
  • She gets desperately anxious in large crowds.
  • As the storm worsened, the villagers became desperately anxious for their safety.
  • Feeling desperately anxious, he paced the room waiting for the phone to ring.
  • It's understandable to be desperately anxious when you don't know what the future holds.
  • The letter had not arrived, and with each passing hour, she became more desperately anxious.