How to Use panic in a Sentence

panic

1 of 3 adjective

• And the more the items disappeared off the shelves, the more panic buying set in.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020
• If that happens, the most important thing Marvel can do is not panic.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• Nonetheless, there appeared to be little panic, even as the skies started to turn gray.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2022
• For genuine style and great vibes at a non-panic-inducing price for Manhattan, this hits the spot.
  — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
• Right now, among Chinese students and their families, there’s concern, Weeks says, but not yet panic.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 May 2025
• The report also praised the prohibition of the use of gay and trans panic defenses in Illinois.
  — NBC News, 12 Jan. 2018
• Hours before the class gathering, Vu texted Karen Blodgett in a semi-panic.
  — oregonlive, 6 July 2020
• Comer is especially good at conveying a sense of genuine, if weirdly relaxed, panic.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• Often, the most powerful thing a CEO can do is pause, assess and respond with purpose, not panic.
  — Scott Hozebin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• While this could have been panic time for the Wolverines, Spatola said her team had understood the situation.
  — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
• The park constables were apparently panic struck, and incapable of acting.
  — Longreads, 5 Apr. 2018
• The prevailing mood of the Kings fans inside the arena was not necessarily panic, but there was certainly angst.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• But while Netflix course-corrected that winter — and again following an even worse earnings report that spring — what execs at the company did not do was panic.
  — Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
• Pausing allows for clarity, reduces reactivity and grounds decision-making in purpose, not panic—so the next step is thoughtful, not just fast.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
• When it was reported a few hours before Friday's game that Xavier would likely be without several key players, the reaction on social media was largely panic.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2021
• In 2018, Democratic members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban gay and trans panic defenses in federal court.
  — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2020
• Over this period, protesters’ violence has been escalating and has reached a very alarming level in the past few days, causing numerous injuries and leading Hong Kong to a chaotic and panic situation.
  — Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2019
• The ruling and its aftermath left thousands of people who are currently undergoing IVF treatment in a devastating limbo, adding even more stress, panic, and heartbreak to what is already a grueling endeavor.
  — As Told To Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2024

panic

2 of 3 noun

• The crowd was in a state of panic.
• The villagers fled in panic from the approaching army.
• He was in a panic when he realized how late he was.
• There's no reason to get into a panic.
• She has panic attacks whenever she has to speak in public.
• At no time was there any panic.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• Calm spreads just as fast as panic.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• That was enough to cause a panic.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
• When pests show up, panic sets in.
  — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Prager walked back to his flat in a panic.
  — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
• Your first thought might be panic.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
• But again, this not yet cause for panic.
  — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 7 May 2026
• Is that panic, when the flute trills high?
  — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
• None of the panic, none of the prophetism.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
• At times, though, the panic would close in on me.
  — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
• So why shouldn’t Ravens fans panic?
  — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
• They might get spooked and panic-sell right when things are at their worst.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Well, at least Krause didn’t panic.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
• The sounds of fear and panic begin to rise.
  — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
• There is no major sense of panic here.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
• The sight left her stunned, and panic set in quickly.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
• For the first time in days, her panic began to lift.
  — Autumn Barnes, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
• Gilead killed her, but panic was the real cause of death.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
• And fear of shortages have led to panic.
  — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
• In an instant, prayers gave way to panic.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
• Armour hooks my arm, and the panic abates.
  — Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
• The tears, just the frantic panic, all of that.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Could there be panic in the market?
  — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
• Kaitlin spent the first weeks of her newborn son’s life in a panic.
  — Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
• Traders coined it as shorthand for panic.
  — Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026

panic

3 of 3 verb

• The deer, panicked by the headlights, ran in front of the car.
• If something goes wrong, don't panic.
• Still way too soon to panic, though.
  — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
• Don’t panic — no one is against you.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
• There’s no need to panic, though.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
• The Stars are not about to panic.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• The goal is not to panic about money.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
• And part of me wanted to panic.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
• And part of me wanted to panic.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
• Brown didn’t panic his way through the Knicks’ worst weeks.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
• Paulena panics and gets the hell out of there in record time.
  — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
• But there’s no reason to panic these days.
  — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
• Thus, when the blowback came, the team did not panic.
  — Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• No need to panic-check your account.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
• That does not mean leaders should panic.
  — Andy White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• Don't panic and throw your hydrangea out.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
• The kind that doesn’t panic—but pivots.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• So, there’s no need to panic on behalf of your teen or young adult child.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• But each and every time the guys do not panic, hang in there and fight back.
  — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
• So, the next time your world gets shaken like a snow globe, don’t panic.
  — Sharon Daniels, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• Those who didn’t panic played possum.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
• Don't panic, here's what to do when making a ganache doesn't go as planned.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2023
• But if you are bitten by a Joro, don't panic.
  — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
• If your bathroom doesn’t, don’t panic.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
• The Kings also didn’t panic to get their guy.
  — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• Annie is smart enough to know not to waste time panicking.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
• As soon as the words were out of his mouth Phil Schiliro panicked.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
• This isn’t a reason to panic a third of the way through this season.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
• But some foxes would panic, break into the open, and run for it.
  — Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
• When that happens, don’t panic.
  — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025