grow concerned

Frequency: 6.012.9 per million words

To gradually become more worried.

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Examples (10)

  • As the hours passed, she grew increasingly concerned about his silence.
  • Investors often grow concerned during periods of economic uncertainty.
  • The doctor grew concerned after reviewing the patient's latest test results.
  • We are growing concerned that the project will not be completed on time.
  • If he doesn't call soon, I will start to grow concerned.
  • The local community grew concerned over the plans to build a new highway through the park.
  • He watched his daughter's fever rise and grew more concerned with each passing minute.
  • Environmentalists have grown concerned about the decline in the bee population.
  • She tried to hide it, but I could see she was growing concerned about the strange emails.
  • The teacher grew concerned when the usually cheerful student became withdrawn and quiet.