How to Use worry in a Sentence

worry

1 of 2 verb
  • We didn't want you to worry.
  • It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.
  • His poor health worries me.
  • We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.
  • When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry.
  • Don't make your parents worry.
  • They were fine. We needn't have worried.
  • Don't worry. You'll be fine.
  • But sci-fi wasn’t the only genre worried about the bomb in the ’50s.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The husk will blacken, but don’t worry–that’s part of the process.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Some have been worried about the safety of the escape routes.
    Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And Williams won't have to worry about how any of them will pay for their trips.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Don’t worry: No one in the GOP knows the answer to that question!
    Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The last time the Metroplex had to worry about a freeze was back in January.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The Browns won’t live in their fears and worry about Watson getting hurt.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t worry, there will be a Starbucks elsewhere on the ship.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Ready to upgrade your spring wardrobe — but worried about how much that might cost?
    Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • And vomit is just one of the body fluids ride-hail drivers have to worry about.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The scouts who like him praise his size and strength, while the detractors worry about his shooting.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Those who have been worried that Riley is bound for the NFL at some point soon should relax.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • His lawyer worries that the state’s check could take anywhere from a couple months to two years to arrive.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Lieber was not wrong to worry that Davis could run for President.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Don't worry, Brasserie's menu features hearty cuts of prime rib, as well as lamb shank, duck breast and pasta.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
  • If there’s a neighboring empire with enough troops to give you a bloody nose, worry about them first.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Some sizes of the silver color are sold out at the moment, but don't worry, the brand will be restocking soon.
    Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • His empty room in her Glendale apartment worries her, along with $2,300 in rent.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • But those opponents have plenty to worry about with the Wildcats.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
  • But viewers shouldn’t worry because Steers said Jackie’s feathers keep the bird warm and dry.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Gilbert, who spends a lot of time talking with HR tech providers, is also hearing from clients worried about visual deepfakes.
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Option three is the scenario many ultra-wealthy Americans appear to be worried about.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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worry

2 of 2 noun
  • His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.
  • His high blood pressure is cause for worry.
  • Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.
  • His mother's health is a constant worry.
  • She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.
  • The unit that could bring worry is the linebackers, and here’s why.
    Irie Harris, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • On both sides of the schism, worries have been voiced about war-readiness.
    Reuters, NBC News, 21 July 2023
  • These days, her main worry is the rising cost of health care.
    Mark Miller, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But the live camera chats were starting to fill up with worries, prayers and tributes to the bear.
    Andrea Salcedo, Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • Most carmakers are ending the year with lots of cash and lots of worries.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
    Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Yet since then, such worries appear to have fallen by the wayside.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Working at cross purposes should be the least of your worries.
    Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Parents want to ease their worries and ensure their child is OK.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Adding to the worry: More than half the lake is already suffering algal blooms.
    New York Times, 9 July 2023
  • Reagan showed how a clever phrase could help him address worries about his age.
    Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Gently sway from side to side, reconnect with your emotions, and let go of all the worries of work.
    Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
  • No offense to your prize camellia, but the garden is the least of your worries with Japanese knotweed.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And Budge was quick to dispel any worries visitors cannot travel to Bisbee due to the fire.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Even for the others, the excitement of the event is countered by fear — both theirs and their parents’, whose faces have been worn by years of worry.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Your goal is to define what keeps your dream client up at night and then use your content to remove that worry for good.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • One of the Spaniard’s biggest worries about moving was that he might get excluded from the Ryder Cup.
    Eddie Pells, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2023
  • No one wants to give up control of their millions only for their worries to turn out to be non-issues.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The answer to that worry is more DCFCs along major transportation routes.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Party goers will have no weather worries with a clear, dry New Year’s Eve.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • After McConnell heard Wilson's story, the noise from above became the least of his worries.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Addressing your concerns and worries with a support team and/or health care provider can help ease some of those fears.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The worry that becoming a parent will just add hard beads to the string is not extinguished but stoked once the decision is made and the child is here.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • But Laube, a Redondo Beach resident, still wore his hair close-cropped, and his boyish face showed no signs of worry.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But when the leaders of the three countries sit down at the White House on Thursday, a key topic will be a much more present-day worry that binds their relationship – a common concern over China.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024

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