get uneasy
Frequency: 7.311.5 per million words
To start to feel worried or anxious, often used in informal contexts.
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Examples (10)
- As the time passed and he didn't call, she started to get uneasy.
- The prolonged silence made everyone get uneasy about the situation.
- I always get uneasy when I'm alone in the house at night.
- He began to get uneasy after noticing the strange car parked outside for hours.
- She tends to get uneasy before public speaking events.
- The team will get uneasy if we don't present a solution soon.
- Don't get uneasy; I'm sure everything will be fine.
- When the lights flickered, many people in the audience started to get uneasy.
- The politician's evasive answers made the reporters get uneasy.
- My stomach always seems to get uneasy before a big exam.