increasingly anxious

Frequency: 6.57.3 per million words

Becoming more and more anxious over time.

anxiousADVERB + anxious

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increasingly

Examples (10)

  • She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly anxious.
  • As the storm approached, residents grew increasingly anxious about their safety.
  • He felt increasingly anxious with every unanswered phone call.
  • The investors became increasingly anxious as the company's stock prices fell.
  • Parents are growing increasingly anxious about their children's future.
  • If the rescue team doesn't arrive soon, the trapped miners will become increasingly anxious.
  • Waiting for the test results, I found myself getting increasingly anxious.
  • The prolonged silence from the negotiation room made everyone increasingly anxious.
  • Throughout the long delay, the passengers on the plane became increasingly anxious.
  • The student grew increasingly anxious as the final exam date neared.