How to Use fret in a Sentence

fret

1 of 2 verb

• The point is, if your milk isn't white, don't fret: at least not yet.
  — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 7 Aug. 2023
• For those who are worried about the age of the home and its current health needn't fret.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• But don't fret: a third season is already in the works!
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Don’t fret if the batter is thick; it’s designed to be.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 June 2023
• And if cats or Christmas aren’t your thing, don’t fret!
  — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• If cozy socks tend to make your feet run a little too warm, don’t fret.
  — Lacey Muinos, Health, 8 Feb. 2023
• Yet, tucked away in the heart of the continent, the Swiss are fretting over loftier ideals.
  — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• Don't fret — Amazon still has tons of stellar deals to shop.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2023
• The good news is most of these random concerns are nothing to fret over.
  — Denise Schipani, Parents, 22 June 2023
• There’s no need to fret if these price jumps look a bit frightening.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2023
• For those game to watch more drama on MAFS this season, fret not.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2023
• Jennifer Lawrence once fretted about it on a press tour.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• But don’t fret—this guide is here to help get those creative juices flowing.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023
• To judge by this show, the other parts also deserve to strut and fret their hour upon the stage.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
• But stock market analysts say not to fret and to hold tight.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
• If the natural options just aren't for you, don't fret.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the quiet of their bedrooms, girls sized themselves up in the mirror and fretted.
  — Valorie Lee Schaefer, ELLE, 22 Aug. 2023
• Many Israelis spend their evenings at home fretting about that ominous knock on the door.
  — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
• Sports betting may be new to the state of Ohio, but don’t fret, this offer is simple to claim and takes just a few easy steps.
  — Catena Media, oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2023
• Since then, Brayshaw, 63, has fretted over whether his well water is safe.
  — Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
• True fashion fanatics need not fret, though: The focus is still on the clothes.
  — Tyler McCall, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2023
• Go Remote Of course, if traveling out to the eclipse just isn’t an option, don’t fret.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
• Many Texans no longer have to fret about finding new in-network health care.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• For the uninitiated, don't fret, because there's not much to catch up on.
  — Danielle Cohen, Allure, 11 Mar. 2023
• Well for those who may turn the cheek to loud fashion trends, fret not: designers are catering to you, too.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
• Don't fret if many of these tasks aren't already on your cleaning schedule.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
• So don't fret and get moving to create a spring cleaning plan to make every room in your house sparkle.
  — Kathy Barnes, Country Living, 28 Feb. 2023
• But if that’s you, don’t fret, this polka-dot pick looks like a style Kate has worn multiple times.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• While investors in the U.S. are fretting about bank stocks, over in China banks and brokers are among the market’s hottest trades.
  — Rebecca Feng, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
• So don’t fret that the Nuggets have home-court advantage in the conference finals.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023

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fret

2 of 2 noun

• But fret not, keep scrolling to find your new travel wardrobe staples.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
• Beyond black-and-navy, some folks refuse to let brown duet with black, or fret if the shades of their shoes and belt differ a jot.
  — Jamie Waters, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• As a result, some fret that Mr Khan may not be the champion of the downtrodden the post demands.
  — The Economist, 16 Feb. 2021
• But fret not: The creatures should decompose on the beach, and the upcoming cold front should send them back out into the Gulf.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 30 Dec. 2021
• For instance, dogs that are frightened may attempt to flee, fight, fret and fidget, or freeze.
  — Phillip Reese, Fortune Well, 27 Jan. 2024
• And some fret that the central bank’s big bond purchases could be helping to inflate it.
  — New York Times, 31 July 2021
• Then there is the drama contained inside: the strut and fret of history’s great men and women who have passed across this stage.
  — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• Several Twitter users posit that the contraption, which boasts a foot petal and a thin saw, is a jigsaw or fret saw.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2020
• And if the series finale of Succession leaves a gaping Waystar Royco-sized hole in your soul—and watchlist—fret not.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 25 May 2023
• And as Floridians up and down the state's 1,350 miles of coastline fret about whether their condos could be in danger, calls are growing for reform.
  — Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN, 14 July 2021
• But no fret: The brand still has many great finds, from the basic to the fantastic, the performance-minded to the travel-ready, in its up-to-80%-off Warehouse Sale to help amp up your fall wardrobe.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
• Scientists who monitor wildlife fret that there is something else going on in this wave of flu.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022
• One way to refresh between washes is to use dry shampoo—don’t fret, curly-haired friends, there are options out there for you too nowadays—to add shine and suck up oil.
  — Amber Rambharose, SELF, 1 Nov. 2021
• The Player Plus series from Fender is among the best bang for your buck, with solid electronics and smoothly finished necks and fret wire.
  — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
• As the trio sets sail, the women back home fret over what decision the Bachelor will ultimately make.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• And with Britain's economy still faltering, both business and labor fret over the impacts on jobs.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• Most likely nobody at all would die on Reno’s streets between now and tomorrow morning, so why fret?
  — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• This time, the zeroes meant the Lakers could finally celebrate instead of fret.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• Veteran farmhands see their presence in their fields as a matter of necessity and fret about the future.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2022
• But fret not, for into every generation a rager is born.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
• Of course, the unelected fret over their height insecurities, as well.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• Staff and students at Yardley fret that now-featherless Kevin may not survive winter.
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
• Some fret that advocating for themselves will look greedy or callous.
  — Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• While his counterparts at central banks across the world fret over the rise of digital currencies, Arauz has long been an advocate.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022
• But fret not: A host of excellent luxury electric vehicles has just hit the market.
  — Jon Alain Guzik, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2022
• Some have fret about the moral hazard involved in effectively bailing out failure.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
• But his gorgeously contemplative fret work was so much more.
  — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2021
• But fret not, the fragrance doesn't actually smell like a puppy's breath, but rather captures the experience of meeting an adorable and loving new puppy for the very first time.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 24 Aug. 2020
• Some fret about adding another challenge in an already tight labor market.
  — Andy Peters, ajc, 27 Sep. 2021
• As the grown-ups fret, kindergartners to high schoolers faced with a range of scenarios for virtual and in-person classes are expressing both fear and glee over leaving home to learn.
  — Leanne Italie, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024