make sb apprehensive

Frequency: 6.25.8 per million words

To cause someone to feel worried or anxious.

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Examples (10)

  • The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.
  • The strange noise from the engine made the driver apprehensive.
  • His sudden silence made her apprehensive about what he would say next.
  • Waiting for the test results is making me apprehensive.
  • The news of budget cuts made the entire team apprehensive.
  • The prospect of speaking in front of a large crowd makes many people apprehensive.
  • What was it about the interview that made you so apprehensive?
  • The darkening sky made the hikers apprehensive about the coming storm.
  • Any mention of a dental appointment makes him apprehensive.
  • The fact that she hadn't called in hours made her parents apprehensive.