Examples of worrywart in a Sentence

My father is a real worrywart. tends to dismiss people concerned about global warming as a bunch of worrywarts

Recent Examples on the Web By contrast to his boss, Barker’s partner, Thomas Lewellyn — the book’s narrator — is about 30, married, eager to have a child and rather a worrywart. — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 Hearing this may come as a relief to anyone who has felt sheepish about constantly changing their personal safety standards, as if the inconsistency reveals some character defect, such as being indecisive or a worrywart. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022 Despite Gevinson's obvious efforts, Kate is a whiny, brow-furrowing worrywart. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 July 2021 The fan-favorite worrywart's Funko figure is gearing up to unsheathe his sword and unleash the power of his Thunder Breathing First Form. — Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 14 June 2021 Yet worrywarts say that while liquidity is plentiful at first when volatility rises, it cannot be relied on if markets stay jumpy for a while. — The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020 This condition is no secret, but even the typical financial worrywarts have been unperturbed that Netflix is perpetually spending other people’s money to cement itself as a default entertainment option for billions of people. — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019 Habitual worrywarts—including some practitioners of the dismal science—see ominous signs that America’s record-breaking expansion will soon end. — Burton G. Malkiel And Atanu Saha, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2019 This year pop culture saw fit to gift us with not one, but three good-hearted worrywarts who carry their stress in their stomach. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2019 See More

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