How to Use frantic in a Sentence

frantic

adjective
  • The girl was frantic with fear.
  • They made a frantic search for the missing child.
  • They were making frantic preparations for the party.
  • The night shift is more frantic.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • Grass cut too short can shift the game to a frantic pace.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • But the book’s frantic pace and vivid prose feel true to the artist.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • When Oliveira rose back to his feet, the pace was as frantic.
    — Nolan King, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Maya is frantic, given that this is her boss’ car.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The tears, just the frantic panic, all of that.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Their speedy jumps looked to the naked eye like frantic fleeing.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • His mother was frantic—the boy’s heart had stopped.
    — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • Here’s a recap of this week’s frantic pace.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
  • This was frantic from the outset.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The move comes at the start of what will be a frantic offseason.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The frantic beating against the locked door in my mind grew louder.
    — Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024
  • And with all the hustle and bustle and joy can come a bit of frantic stress.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2021
  • That set the stage for the frantic fourth period.
    — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For many people, this will be a week of frantic last-minute shopping.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The killing set off a frantic manhunt across the region.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The girls field her frantic calls, often en route to their low-wage summer jobs.
    — Heller McAlpin, NPR, 22 May 2024
  • The lead-up to the ball was both frantic, and, well, a little ridiculous.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
  • This alone can save you from frantic morning searches.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But now every day was triage, a frantic door-to-door race to keep people alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The rally caps a frantic 24 hours.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The left horse just wanted to shamble along, while the right horse pulled with frantic jerks.
    — Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Darren doesn’t pick up Ioan’s frantic phone call telling him to stop and walk away.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The frantic calls persisted for about an hour.
    — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Azzouzi received a frantic call to come down.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • First thing about this frantic 24-team push that’s sounded any fun at all.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Her frantic partner is on the phone, begging a doctor to tell him what to do.
    — Christen Hammock Jones / Made By History, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024

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