How to Use apprehension in a Sentence

apprehension

noun
  • The thought of moving to a new city fills me with apprehension.
  • But there is so much cause for apprehension.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Was there any apprehension from above or within about her tonal shift?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Or at least detained as apprehensions, dreams, or maybe even glimpses now and then.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • That doesn’t mean that Rachel’s apprehension is off the mark, though.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Freud could find no way to dispute his friend’s apprehension.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2022
  • The apprehension might be coming from this idea of the police as just that, an idea.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 June 2020
  • Taking a large or small risk comes with a degree of apprehension.
    — Harvey MacKay, Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
  • The psychics, too, betray their own apprehension as things come to them.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Blige’s apprehension toward success is now a thing of the past.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2023
  • No apprehensions have been made.
    — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
  • At least one of the spheres spent the night in jail after its apprehension by local police.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Spouses may not see one another for a while… and there is that apprehension.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But Collier said no one else was inside at the time of his apprehension.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But Jean has this profound apprehension that something else may have been at play.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There was a moment's apprehension and the car went maybe four inches off line, but neither end stepped out.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 12 May 2020
  • That apprehension kept him from making big, sweeping changes.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But being revered and granted access to great food in a time of shortages did not quench their apprehension.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025
  • Thunberg did not appear to be in distress and was smiling at points of her apprehension, video showed.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The news that few besides the women and children were saved has caused the greatest apprehension to the fate of these.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • There is no reason for apprehension.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Women from all over the world have similar apprehensions, as well.
    — Frank Corva, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But distaste was evident in their pained grins, and their eyes betrayed fresh apprehension of me.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But the main source of apprehension is simply the nature of Palantir’s work.
    — Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Police said Thomas was in possession of a firearm and shell casings at the time of his apprehension.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Zenon-Reyes fled the state to avoid apprehension, according to the release.
    — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Dwayne Johnson is reflecting on a cancer scare that left him in a state of apprehension.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 June 2026
  • Power teaches people what to fear, how to name danger, and where to direct their apprehension.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Strangers passing on the street can sometimes stir apprehension amid the shadows, but music can transform the scene.
    — Marc Santora Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • She has been charged with hindering apprehension.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

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