How to Use frantically in a Sentence

frantically

adverb

• Rogers called the police and frantically searched for the child.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
• His wife Pamela got the call and frantically raced to the office parking lot.
  — Laura Geller, CBS News, 4 June 2024
• Cass pumped frantically at the lever action and raised the rifle again.
  — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
• Once upon a time, Hank Prior frantically chopped at the ice to save the life of his drowning son.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
• For the hostess who’s frantically preparing or the friend who’s burned out on shopping, the set will add a touch of delight to the last week of the year.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
• Givens frantically dialed 911, then rushed her 2-year-old to the kitchen sink and thrust his hand under the water.
  — John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
• The whole time the drag buzzed as Pendergraft frantically turned the handle.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
• The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.
  — Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
• Wolves coaches frantically tried to set the defense in case of a second miss.
  — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• The staff works frantically to make sure everything is just right when the first family walks into the White House for the first time.
  — Karen Travers, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
• Later, a boy spotted the car and frantically rode his scooter to try and get a better look.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
• Residents searched frantically for places to buy food and bread, but most stores were closed.
  — Nimet Kirac, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• In the footage, Usopp was pacing his kennel, frantically leaping at the walls.
  — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
• The servers are frantically rushing bottles of wine and empanadas to the tables of people chatting at the top of their lungs.
  — Matthew Dursum, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2023
• Peyton has a flight to catch in a few hours, and her line companion is frantically phoning a friend to come stand in for her.
  — Jenna Kunze, ELLE, 21 Apr. 2023
• The teen is seen frantically pulling a gun from his hoodie pocket and opening fire.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• While frantically searching, I was reminded there is truth to the idea that chaos spreads.
  — Ana Morales, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
• Philemon, his back to her, is frantically knocking over tables and chairs as his legs turn to wood.
  — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
• Mark Slaugh spent most of that night frantically calling and texting to make sure his siblings were still alive.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 11 Dec. 2022
• No more searching frantically for the missing tees, balls, or golf balls.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• David prays, frantically, as Tyler points the weapon at his sleeping daughter.
  — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 July 2024
• If the sketch came true, the Volvo, Mercedes, Ford, and Audi stylists would soon be frantically whittling away on some fresh five-doors.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
• Stuart would spend that night and the next four nights in Traci and her husband’s cramped RV, frantically searching Craigslist for a free or cheap trailer.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
• For example, one race stretched from icy glaciers to overflowing rivers to a bustling town as racers frantically hit the gas, grabbed items and duked it out to the end.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
• The guy who is just across the room, frantically deleting computer files.
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 23 June 2023
• Fans frantically reached for their pockets to grab their phones and snap pictures of Ortiz, attired in black from head to toe.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• To make up for the absence of incident, the narrative jumps around frantically in time.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
• Viewers are frantically trying to figure out the host of the BET Awards, but the network has not yet announced who will be hosting.
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2023
• Over the next hour, Combs frantically tries to contact Ventura more than 30 times.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
• The crowd roared, frantically waving around their lightsticks — Bluetooth synchronized electric wands that cast the Friendly Confines in a neon green glow.
  — William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025