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.
  • An air of anxiety hangs over the whole show.
    — Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • His anxiety leads to two of the film’s best scenes.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Try to write any anxieties down to get them out of your mind.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
  • These signs can point to stress or anxiety.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But those those anxieties might not hang around for long.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • So there's just a lot of anxiety.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Was there any anxiety on your end?
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This means less anxiety and less nerves.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The next hour was filled with anxiety.
    — Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • My anxiety was through the roof.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The months and anxieties piled on.
    — Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Their anxieties take over the page.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And there’s huge amounts of anxiety.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Anger, anxiety, quick to be volatile.
    — Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Anger, anxiety, quick to be volatile.
    — John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And at each time, there has been this anxiety, but at each time, the tools change.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
  • And did that have its own kind of anxiety attached?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And also, of course, work through a lot of anxiety and tears.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But not all soccer fans share the same anxiety.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • My anxiety's been doing that to me for years.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time that Lawrence has opened up about her anxiety.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Nor did the toddler seem to sense his mom’s anxiety.
    — Maeva Bambuck, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In short, our time anxiety is costing us our health.
    — Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As anxiety rises, so does our need for self-care.
    — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Tonys are a place to put on a brave face, but will the anxiety creep in?
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • And anxiety about our kids and our grandkids.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Pre-surgery anxiety may also play a role.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
  • Rate your anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026

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