How to Use apprehensive in a Sentence

apprehensive

adjective

• I'm fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you.
• Thus, leaders tend to be apprehensive about how to act and what to say.
  — Arthi Rabikrisson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
• Etheridge was apprehensive about playing with the boys at first.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2021
• The news comes at a time when investors are already apprehensive about the stock.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2021
• Auggie appeared apprehensive at first and didn't quite know what to do with the bed.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• Even those who are apprehensive about sardines should give this salad a try.
  — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026
• The tone of his voice has turned from excited to apprehensive.
  — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 27 June 2023
• Even my friend — who was apprehensive about the small plane — remarked how pleasant the flight felt.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
• From the start, Reeves was apprehensive about his chances of winning.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• For those who are apprehensive about jumping on the scales, the airline says there is nothing to fear.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
• Since some are apprehensive about seeing doctors, the bear clinic is there to help.
  — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2020
• His siblings Matt and Misty were apprehensive but hoped for the best.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2019
• Some artists are apprehensive of labels, and rightly so.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
• Police noted the man seemed a bit apprehensive in showing the rest of his house to police.
  — Joanne Berger Dumound/special To Cleveland.com., cleveland.com, 25 Mar. 2018
• Many Gen Zers are apprehensive about what career to choose.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
• People are more and more apprehensive to go to Meijer or a big box grocery store right now.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2020
• But those who have been around since the beginning might be extra apprehensive until the prize is sealed.
  — Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
• For those who are hyped and maybe a little apprehensive about tomorrow, no need to worry.
  — Sarah Elsesser, ajc, 12 Oct. 2017
• Some were more apprehensive than others.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
• Harper lingers on the edge of the darkness, looking alert, apprehensive.
  — Jordan Kisner, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• And, as the young cashier explained with a slightly apprehensive look, neither did the doughnut shop.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 25 July 2021
• While his mom was a bit more apprehensive about Frankel's pursuit of acting, his father gave him hope.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
• The creators caution, though, that there’s nothing to be apprehensive about.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• She's got another trip planned to Greece in a few weeks but is apprehensive about going to the airport again.
  — Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
• Some students are apprehensive about leaving home.
  — Sheneka Williams, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
• A lot of seniors are apprehensive about reporting things, Miller said.
  — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
• People are apprehensive about being out and about, with the security forces on edge.
  — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
• Allsup, crouched in a small crate, looked quietly apprehensive.
  — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
• Even with promises of lump sums for relocating, many were apprehensive about the upheaval.
  — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
• In the past, many people were apprehensive about seeking shelter for fear of getting the virus, thereby putting them at greater risk from the storm.
  — Kyla Mandel, Time, 29 Sep. 2022