How to Use anxious in a Sentence

anxious

adjective

• He was anxious for more news.
• He was anxious that the weather would not improve in time for the party.
• It was an anxious night as she waited for her children to come home.
• People are anxious about the future.
• He was waiting at the door with an anxious expression on his face.
• She feels anxious and depressed.
• We experienced a few anxious moments as we waited to hear the results of the test.
• The boys stop and an anxious hush falls over the aircraft.
  — Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023
• On most plays, Manziel looked anxious against the rush.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 8 Apr. 2018
• Real life is anxious for the bereft to move on, to heal.
  — Laura Lippman, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2019
• For his part, Hall has been anxious to get home and back to work.
  — Rebecca Kesten, Fox News, 1 July 2018
• Most are just anxious about being among the last to leave.
  — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 25 July 2019
• One thing the novel makes clear from the start is that Ethan is anxious.
  — Cory Oldweiler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
• The price of gold, a haven for when investors feel anxious, fell 2.4%.
  — Alex Veiga, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2021
• Part of being anxious is caused by being on the go all the time.
  — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
• Evans is anxious to turn the page and begin the next chapter in her life.
  — John O'Malley, Post-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2017
• For now, both farmers are anxious to get crops in the ground.
  — Bloomberg.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• But its strength lies in quieter gestures—a rub of the head, an anxious stroke of the ear.
  — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
• An ad like that, at a time like this, comes from a team anxious to lure fans back in.
  — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2017
• Why is the guy so anxious to leave the room or check his watch or shift eye contact?
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2021
• Reading this scene on the page made Sánchez very, very anxious.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022
• All of your fans are so anxious about the release of your new album.
  — Billboard Brazil, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2017
• Stay calm and your child will be less anxious about learning in a new way.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2020
• And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
  — Jackie Frere, Woman's Day, 3 May 2022
• The art of the time was marked by both raunch and fear, wild abandon and anxious suspicion.
  — The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
• Quite a few tell me that they are stressed, anxious and even depressed.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 23 Dec. 2020
• Students squirm in their seats, anxious to toss that cap up, shrug that robe off, and get on with it.
  — Beth Thames, AL.com, 31 May 2017
• The cough usually gets worse at night, or if the child cries or is anxious or worked up.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Oct. 2018
• Indeed, those that have already signed up are anxious to put the tool to work.
  — Ed Garsten, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Want to feel even more anxious and guilty about not sleeping?
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024