How to Use anxiety in a Sentence

anxiety

noun
  • He's been feeling a lot of anxiety about his new job.
  • She suffers from chronic anxiety.
  • Did getting off of that train after nearly a decade come mean any career anxiety for you?
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Others say the blanket has done wonders for their anxiety.
    Kaitlin Stanford, Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Lazarus also encourages people not to let anxiety and fear control them.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Gloria’s levels of anxiety about family — is her sister’s heart broken?
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Those affected can suffer from anxiety and depression, and their self confidence and self esteem can plummet.
    Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Last year, Turkey passed a law that imposes jail time for anyone who is found to have spread misinformation to create fear and anxiety among the public.
    Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Theater companies have come and gone, for sure, and the tenuous times for arts groups mean that a venture such as Atlas exists in a perennial state of anxiety.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Regardless of gender, social media, low self-esteem, social anxiety and living situations all played a role.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Doe went on medical leave that month for anxiety and depression, and the company began collecting her statement during that period.
    Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Palestinians, meanwhile, are watching with fear and anxiety as the settlements expand, and as the number of attacks on Palestinians increase as more settlers come.
    Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Palestinians, meanwhile, are watching with fear and anxiety as settlements expand, and as the number of attacks on Palestinians increase as more settlers come.
    Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • A lot of the city’s anxieties had already fled with the panicked RVs the day before.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The White Lotus theme song is meant to give you anxiety.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Our gardens can be a place of healing and a place to step away from and soothe our anxieties and stress.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Cook as usual, whether on the stove or at the grill, but without the standard anxiety.
    Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Or are Mack’s anxieties getting the better of him once more?
    Ben Croll, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • The two chat throughout the trip to ease her anxiety and build a budding romance as Renn heads home.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
  • And what would the perfect South Asian with anxiety look like, anyway?
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And should our health take a turn, this noise can become a constant source of anxiety.
    Desiree Nielsen, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Just the anxiety, first of all, being in there with Dre — and second, just the level of smoking.
    Andres Tardio, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Between mud, darkness, and snapping turtles, the world of the pond was at first one of anxiety for her.
    Liam Archacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • And part of that relaxing is just, uh, putting my brain down, putting my anxiety down.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • When stress and anxiety are stealing your rest, here’s how to chill the F out and finally get a good night’s sleep.
    Ayana Underwood, SELF, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In the last episode of the first season, while the kids deal with the anxieties of a high school talent show, the tone shifts dramatically.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Despite the support some have for Harris, there is still a sense of anxiety.
    Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Elsewhere, however, TV is in the midst of an anxiety age.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The heat wave comes amid rising anxiety about climate change.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • Is his habit of yanking at his hair during down time a worrying sign of his anxiety, or a small habit that keeps him in the zone?
    Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2023

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