look apprehensively
Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words
to look at someone or something while feeling anxious or fearful
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Examples (10)
- The student looked apprehensively at the list of grades posted on the wall.
- The little boy looked apprehensively towards his mother as the teacher led him into the classroom.
- He looks apprehensively at his boss whenever a difficult question is asked.
- The stray cat looked apprehensively at the hand reaching out to it.
- She is looking apprehensively at the doctor, waiting for the test results.
- They looked apprehensively as the storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
- Before his big speech, he looked apprehensively out at the large audience.
- She glanced around the dark room, looking apprehensively into every shadow.
- The driver looked apprehensively at the icy road ahead.
- The team looked apprehensively towards the referee, awaiting the final call.