gnawing doubt
Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words
A persistent doubt that makes you feel worried.
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Examples (20)
- A gnawing doubt about his loyalty began to creep into her mind.
- I had a gnawing doubt that we had left someone off the email.
- Despite the successful outcome, he was left with a gnawing doubt that he had made the right decision.
- That gnawing doubt kept me awake long past midnight.
- She couldn't shake the gnawing doubt that her friend was not telling the whole truth.
- She tried to shake off the gnawing doubt, but it lingered all week.
- The scientist faced a gnawing doubt about the validity of his own research data.
- There’s a gnawing doubt at the back of my mind about the figures.
- This gnawing doubt will continue to trouble me until I find a definitive answer.
- His apology eased the tension but not the gnawing doubt about his motives.
- He tried to ignore it, but the gnawing doubt was like a constant ache in his soul.
- A gnawing doubt crept in as the deadline approached.
- Even after reassurances, the manager harbored gnawing doubts about the project's feasibility.
- Even now, I can’t silence the gnawing doubt that we chose the wrong path.
- Is it a gnawing doubt about his intentions that keeps you awake at night?
- The test results removed the gnawing doubt I’d had.
- Fueled by a gnawing doubt, the detective decided to reopen the old case file.
- We moved forward despite a gnawing doubt shared by the whole team.
- Although everyone celebrated, a gnawing doubt persisted in the captain's mind about their true readiness.
- With more evidence on the table, that gnawing doubt finally began to fade.