| 单词 | anxiety |
| 例句 | She felt the gallop of a wild horse in her chest and the anxiety of a rider rushing headlong into the wind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had blustered and complained about Ulbrickson right along with Shorty and Roger, but now that he was alone the bluster faded and the old weight of anxiety and self-doubt settled on him again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Some of the dogs had begun ailing, and this caused a great deal of anxiety for their drivers. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z With all my anxieties, my sense of taking a last desperate gamble, and so on, I had not been realistic enough to believe him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But, apart from this secret anxiety, he felt that his reputation depended on a fighting victory. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew in a silent breath to quell the small nudge of anxiety that was rising within him; so far he had not been forced to lie. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I had this anxiety with Patrick during a falling out and he was happy I wrote to him and I’m hoping you might be too. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When she went into the hospital, it was a time of great anxiety in our family. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z So I toss and turn, in and out of consciousness in a delirium of anxieties that haunt both states. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sam Gardiner’s blast of buckshot brought a number of people to their senses and gave to a number of others the blessed gift of a night’s sleep free of anxiety and terror. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He shows no anxiety that science might be associated with unbelief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like her, and a nail of anxiety pierced his gut. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was nervous about what his mother was going to say, but a swell of pride swallowed up the anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It said that Wesley appeared to be normal, but needed further evaluation for possible anxiety issues. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The anxiety that gripped me those first few days at the 6 is finally beginning to ebb. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She exchanged glances of anxiety with the nurse. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He was preoccupied, smoking a cigarette, but the thought that he might see me filled me with an inexplicable anxiety. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It makes the gears of her anxiety click and whirl. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She went back to eating earth and the whitewash on the walls with the avidity of previous days, and she sucked her finger with so much anxiety that she developed a callus on her thumb. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now that you are here, you may experience a feeling of anxiety or fear. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It's hard for me to imagine why my mom wasn't in a state of constant anxiety during this period in her life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Just at that moment, as Nivea would recall years later, in the midst of all that anxiety and silence, the voice of little Clara was heard in all its purity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we began the recital of the Mourner’s Kaddish, my anxiety had become dread, and the cramping and dizziness had returned with a vengeance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “We’d really better hurry back,” she said and, because she did not herself understand her compelling anxiety, added, “The others might be there by now.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dr. Cooke also showed me some techniques to deal with my anxiety. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “His anxieties. When he feels ready to cope, he’ll slim down.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In stark contrast, she also carries the deep concern and gentleness I first saw yesterday in her anxiety for her little brother. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z My stomach, empty since the night before—except for the couple of glasses of wine I’ve had on the plane—was now churning with both hunger and anxiety. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Although she was serene by nature, life had dealt her enough blows and she had suffered enough tragedy that sometimes she had to work to stave off the anxiety she felt. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His anxiety was not for the fighting he might have to do, but the threat to their Wiltshire dream. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Writing these pages, admitting my embarrassment or my guilt, admitting my sexual anxieties and my physical insecurity, I have not been able to forget that I am not being formal. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Con tried to draw her out by joking with her, and sometimes Taisin seemed to appreciate it, but she quickly retreated back into a state that seemed to hover between anxiety and frustration. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In West Helena we could have a home of our own, a condition that now loomed desirable after a few months of Granny’s anxiety about the state of our souls. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Beidleman’s growing anxiety about the advancing clock, he didn’t have a radio, so there was no way to discuss the situation with Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Her chest fills with anxiety, same as a sinking ship fills with water—it rushes in and then rises slowly. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself—anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Their slow progress down the River of Doubt continued to intensify everyone's growing anxiety. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Soon she would be able to risk turning on the bedside lamp, and within twenty minutes she might be able to rejoin the household and pursue the various lines of her anxiety. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fact that my uncle would go to Guadalupe tonight to tell of what had happened with Tenorio lessened my anxiety. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the world descended into anxiety, paranoia and financial meltdown, not to mention Fascism and Stalinism, increasingly it was composers embracing popular forms who became the voice of conscience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Another of Arawn’s servants?” asked Taran, his voice betraying his anxiety. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They create a sense of nervousness, of anxiety and uncertainty. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And from the moment in the supermarket when he had realized he must pretend in order not to worry his mother, part of Will’s mind was always alert to her anxieties. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy proved to have a severe case of test anxiety. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I hurried down the street, my anxiety growing with each step. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the crew waited, some of them crying from restlessness, depression, or anxiety. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If he didn’t, he knew that his anxiety would consume him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The look of anxiety on her mother’s face made her twitch. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The nerves came back, and his anxiety started to climb up his body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My mother stood flat against the wall facing our framed map of Lithuania, her eyes closed and her face pulled with an anxiety I had never seen. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They insisted that the courses would alleviate the cultural anxiety of nonwhite students by permitting them to stay in touch with their home culture. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With the closure of the port, most of the College’s income was stopped up and its investments nullified; and so to anxiety was added penury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As residents rang in the new year of 1919, there was plenty of anxiety to go around. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Worrying about her redoubled his anxiety and pushed sleep even further away, so that he feared it would never come. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My days and nights were one long, quiet, continuously contained dream of terror, tension, and anxiety. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t slept well either; the residual anxiety had pinged inside his skull. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Alba would kiss her goodbye and stand in the doorway, her mother’s subtle jasmine perfume clinging to her nostrils and a knot of anxiety lying in her heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could, of course, forget what I had read, thrust the whites out of my mind, forget them; and find release from anxiety and longing in sex and alcohol. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had come into the prison with such anxiety and fear about his willingness to tolerate my inadequacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the weather is so hot that she cannot get cold; but still the anxiety and the perpetually being wakened is beginning to tell on me, and I am getting nervous and wakeful myself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Trembling with anxiety, we seemed to lose our balance. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I leaned against the wall, filled with anxiety. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There were little cracks in the parental college resolve last night and I know what Hina would advise, so I try to channel her patience and understanding of my parents’ anxieties. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It always seemed like a snake to him, his anxiety—waiting just out of sight, ready to slither up his spine, hissing its familiar taunt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hazel’s anxiety and the reason for it were soon known to all the rabbits and there was not one who did not realize what they were up against. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I try to understand what’s going on with you. And it seems perfectly reasonable to me that this would cause you a lot of anxiety.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This will reduce the anxiety of having to perform an 8-beat improvisation in front of the group. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I realized I had been suffering from performance anxiety in the moments before competing and had to learn how to manage these anxieties and disarm some of the triggers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She preferred it when he spoke Igbo; it was the only time he seemed unconscious of his own anxieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They felt her anxiety and responded to it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He cupped his hands around his mouth to blow warm air on them and was then hit with a wave of self-conscious anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As a classroom teacher, taking steps to minimize anxiety will help with managing classroom behavior. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Men expert in the disturbances of love, experienced all over the world, stated that they had never suffered an anxiety similar to the one produced by the natural smell of Remedios the Beauty. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ron’s nerves were already stretched to the breaking point with anxiety about Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z All her anxiety about being lost vanished, and her heart hopped in her chest. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Instead, Herbert moved even closer to her home in Dothan, which elevated her anxieties. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But after all the anxiety, their first contact with Indians went surprisingly easily. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And now all this was forgotten and put aside, our conversation down the telephone, our mutual anxiety, his insistence that he must see me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Strauss’s words created alarm over the prospect of nuclear holocaust without laying to rest the public’s anxiety about fallout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My preoccupation with curbing my impulses, my speech, my movements, my manner, my expressions had increased my anxiety. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Luke had been so disruptive, he had to repeat kindergarten, and he continued to bother me whenever he felt the need to quell his anxieties. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Health note: Astonishing weight increase, due no doubt to the anxiety which my dear mother’s increasing unpleasantness is causing me. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I was having an anxiety attack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His thoughts broke up into the dismal fancies of anxiety. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wonder what he’s been getting ready?” said Ron, a note of anxiety in his voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Like most self-pitying people, I had very little pity for my relatives’ anxiety. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The anxiety spread anew, running from the center of his torso outward as Mrs. Torrance rose off her hands. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Kat could tell when Annabelle was counting things in her head from anxiety, and Annabelle could tell when Kat felt lonely even in a big bunch of people. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The anxiety of scarcity had arrived: the country was swept with rumors about products supposedly going to disappear, and people bought anything they could, without thinking, as a precaution. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To settle my nerves, I close my eyes and transport myself to a place where anxiety doesn’t exist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her pale skin is flushed pink with anxiety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They’ve been intimidated by officious and sometimes sexist teachers and others who may themselves suffer from math anxiety. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was younger and the anxiety got this bad, when the stakes in his life were much, much lower, this would be the point of self-destruction. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His eyelids hung at half mast, but his brow was damp with the perspiration of anxiety and vigilance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One day word came that there was a vacant shack on Thirteenth Avenue, and finally, after months of anxiety, we packed our meager belongings and left for our new home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since the death of Bach, the music of the moment seemed to be attempting to portray more accurately the sadness and anxiety that people were actually experiencing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And could he stand the anxiety and worry of having children? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbits’ anxieties and strain in climbing the down were different, therefore, from those which you, reader, will experience if you go there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice had taken on anxiety; behind the relief which she could not hide, I sensed her troubled uneasy mind moving from doubt to doubt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were creased with a by-now familiar look of anxiety. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Admittedly, I have some anxiety problems, but I would argue it isn’t irrational to be concerned about the fact that you are a skin-encased bacterial colony. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His anxiety passed, and noticeably surer-footed than the previous day, he disappeared another time over the ridge. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She quickly flushed the reddened paper towels, hoping they wouldn’t clog the toilet, then hurried down to the kitchen, pasting a smile over the anxiety she was feeling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The spike plunged into him, that familiar anxiety he worked so hard to keep at bay. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The day went on with an unlikely combination of boredom, anxiety, and bland food that you only find in hospitals. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In his badly penned sigmas and deltas she spied the shaking hand of her son’s growing anxiety. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My anxiety was sdll in me; I was wondering how I would get on with the boys. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her anxiety is a quiet hum and not the heavy-metal band you’d expect, given her current plan, and given the future that awaits her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Only one child, poor Charlie Johnson, was ever thus abandoned, and not a single child was lost, although anxiety invested the closing moments of each day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The emotion and high anxiety would likely express itself in the form of a racially charged debate about values, morals, and personal responsibility rather than a debate about the prison economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They greeted loudly, calling and rubbing against one another to purge the anxiety of their new surroundings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She looked like a young girl with the light of dawn on her face, but as soon as Mo had woken her all her weariness, anxiety, and fear came rushing back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With anxiety I watched his eye rove over the gay stores: he fixed on a rich silk of the most brilliant amethyst dye, and a superb pink satin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Yet Elizebeth must have seen that his anxiety and insomnia were reaching unbearable levels. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Somehow that fills me with more anxiety than the idea of Peacekeepers looking for housing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A new wave of anxiety racked his body as he thundered back down the stairs and ran down a new hallway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There was no evidence that they fed either her anxieties or her satisfactions. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When the news of his return reached her, Amaranta had been smothered by anxiety. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Once, these images of parenthood had troubled Shukumar, adding to his anxiety that he was still a student at thirty-five. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the Mess, we’re all together in an enclosed space, minders and guards everywhere, and the air is so charged with fear and anxiety, but we can’t acknowledge it; we’re too scared to draw attention. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z People move because of the wear and tear of anxiety. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She tried to sleep, but the horse’s anxiety and the keening of the trees kept her awake. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "Swift with the speed of anxiety," he added, as if to himself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The annual trip became an enormous source of anxiety. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His anxiety at the fanciness of the restaurant is eased by the casual, boisterous manner of the group. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My anxiety tripled when Samira explained that not having a green card or a Social Security number also meant we were breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Regardless of what his private anxieties might be, she could not believe that Mr. Clutter was finding secret solace in tobacco. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t tell if the flurry in my stomach is from the anxiety of my first game or from his words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the sound of drums up ahead, and the squeal of trumpets, his curiosity drove even his anxieties from his mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z With the demotion of Nick to our ranks, the peaceful interlude began to slip away, and my life once more became complicated, filled with anxiety and finally danger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The skin had a quality of taut anxiety and around the oval of white face was a framework of whiter hair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But in writing, use eager unless there is actually an element of anxiety involved. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But in those first few days in Portland the anxieties of my actual social class take over. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Cressida gets Castor and Pollux in place, I feel my anxiety building. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z With a look of surprise and anxiety on his face he asked the Lady Nii, “Where are you to take me?” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rice telegraphed Ferris, who had been waiting all day for word of the test, his anxiety rising with each hour. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He lay on the cot and wrapped his arms about his head, torn with a nameless anxiety, hearing the man’s screams in spite of his need to escape them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Fresh anxiety rose in his throat, and he found he couldn’t swallow it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She saw William slip into another cycle of sleepless nights, anxiety, and depression. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She says Pilates like “Pee-lates,” the twang in her voice becoming more and more pronounced with the added anxiety. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Such a big project would cause her anxiety. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I asked, feeling the anxiety lift off my shoulders. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I thought Grover might chew up his reed pipes in anxiety, but he straightened up and brushed off his T-shirt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We turn to music to feel better, relieve anxiety, overcome a difficult situation, find calm and peace, or feel empowered and fearless. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Slowly my starved body responded to food and overcame the lean years of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, counteracting the flesh-sapping anxiety of fear-filled days. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Never before had humanity so badly needed its music to share the burden of anxiety, and composers everywhere answered this plaint. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But Jamie is with his friends, and his friends are the strangers that are giving me an anxiety attack. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In his “M” notebook, where he had written about his pre-proposal anxiety attack, he now analyzed jealousy. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Paradoxically, it saved foragers a lot of anxieties. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z One night he had an anxiety attack that woke him up. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His therapist, Constance, had taught Moss this technique, a way to calm himself whenever thoughts of his father or his anxiety or his terror started to get the best of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That familiar exercise of hers, half rumination, half anxiety. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For each day I crossed out, my excitement and anxiety grew stronger. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Still, the barkeep must have seen the editorials over the years, the doctor insisted, expressing anxiety over this very topic. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But when they reached the edge of town, Tally felt her anxiety turn to something worse: a horrible certainty that no one remained there. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “That’s the duty of the old,” said the Librarian, “to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And then there's me, standing across from her, desperate for her approval, suffocating with the weight of the past and ridden with anxiety that reminds me I’m just not good enough. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I eat with great anxiety and urgency, fearing the Khmer Rouge soldiers will come and take it all away from me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This worked out rather better than I expected. I was prepared to wait, but your mother arrived ahead of schedule. It’s easier this way, isn’t it? Less suspense, less anxiety for you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Despite having to deal with my anxiety issues, in the two years since making the US National Women’s Saber Team, I was doing more winning than losing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I dragged myself up to my room and had a sudden spasm of anxiety as I put my hand on the doorknob: What if it had gotten out? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Once out of North Hampden I walked slowly, extremely puzzled, an undertow of anxiety tugging at my thoughts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now cooking was an exercise in heightened anxiety. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As spring approached and the end of the school year neared, my anxieties increased. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Face to face with the cartoon of my own infant anxiety, I lifted the latch, and opened the door, and beheld the secret chamber. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Senior hall hums, the air thick with anxiety. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His was as clammy with anxiety as hers. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1906, even the best-guarded political bastions had been stormed—twenty-nine seats in Parliament had fallen to the Labour Party—sending spasms of anxiety through English high society. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My anxiety began to blossom into full-blown panic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now Juana had the baby under her shawl, and she stared at it with anxiety and fear. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t standing there on her tippytoes while anxiety ate holes through all her stomachs. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Your son,” I said, handing her the bundle, hovering near in my anxiety. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending to sleep, he changed his position to make it easier, and then he felt the hand without the black bandage diving like a blind shellfish into the algae of his anxiety. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And with that image, his anxiety struck, knocking the breath right out of him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were the source of our anxiety and our entertainment. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z There are some others, however, those Hoggart pejoratively terms ‘scholarship boys,’ for whom success comes with special anxiety. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss’s anxiety flared briefly, but he talked it down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The high pitch in her voice revealed her anxiety. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z As I sat there, all of my anxiety released. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When Burger returned to his hotel, he found that he also had to soothe Dasch's anxiety. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I was settling into a new routine in this town, and my anxieties about being friendless at school were beginning to fade. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Tree-ear felt that the very air in the workspace under the eaves was alive with whispers and hisses of anxiety: the emissary would be returning very soon. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was as though he had not died at all, his words caused so much anxiety. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A kind of city-street music where laughter belies anxiety, and joy is as short and straight as the blade of a pocketknife. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Strauss feels that emotionally I’m still in that adolescent state where being close to a woman, or thinking of sex, sets off anxiety, panic, even hallucinations. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They are suffused with anxiety, but it’s not my own anxiety. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In both cases, the racial opportunists offered few, if any, economic reforms to address the legitimate economic anxieties of poor and working-class whites, proposing instead a crackdown on the racially defined “others.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She never finished the sentence, even in her mind, but the old anxiety snaked through her veins. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As wartime anxiety gave way to postwar uncertainty, Klan membership flourished. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I think back to what Bobby said, about anxiety being a medical thing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z As quick as lightning he read Govinda’s soul, read the anxiety, the resignation. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, her anxiety makes her too sensitive and she misreads people. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z These are such sights as greet the view of those who suffer siege in cities: the anxiety of violence mingled with the antics of incongruity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My mind flickered as if on short circuit, spitting never-ending images of anguish, anxiety, and sorrow at me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She understands that Gina also has anxiety and that Father Anthony is emotionally removed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He was a passionate and articulate young man with anxiety and fierceness just below the surface. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was able to relieve her anxiety—or at least bear it—through prayer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But if I could fix myself and turn off the anxiety long enough to feel normal, I would have a long time ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His therapist had taught him this technique, for whenever Moss felt his anxiety getting the best of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They went to her tent, where they kissed each other with a desperate anxiety while they took off their clothes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for the old man because people just don’t go around smiling like that all the time unless they’re mentally unbalanced or harboring extreme anxiety. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The danger was past, and somehow the excitement had helped them shed a little of their anxiety. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All the anger and anxiety gave way to something new: hope. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The strange concoction of fear and anxiety pushed into his bones, bled through his skin. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The sherry had sharpened his anxiety rather than deadened it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Doubt curls into my stomach, souring it with anxiety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I also knew that my family would have had a hard time accepting him because he was not from my culture, and there would have been a lot of anxiety for everyone. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There’s an express exhilaration that is quickly replaced by anxiety. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I adjusted the brim of my cap, my lingering anxiety giving way to a slight discomfort at being out here in the open where anyone could see us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “What are you doing here, you bad girl?” cried Mrs. Weston, anxiety dissolving at once into anger. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I began to feel encouraged that some of the information I provided maybe eased their anxiety. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But made up or not, the silly dream had lifted some of my anxiety. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The thought of ending up like that didn’t help to lower his anxiety level. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I feel the panic and anxiety coming off everyone in silent waves. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Downstairs, her mother, guilt-stricken by her absence from the family, would be spreading anxiety and confusion all about her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But now, in the full light of the early morning, anxiety creeped into him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Above me the sky is bile-colored, and the sight of it fills me with anxiety, my body cringing away from it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He explored the angles of her collarbones and her hips, all the time willing his body and his mind to work better together, willing his desire to bypass his anxiety. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He took off his helm and gauntlets, and frowned, and bit his finger-nails from anxiety. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This anxiety was the mother of Bobby’s foresight, it kept him on edge and gave him an advantage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It turns out I suffer from severe depression and anxiety, which have to be treated right away, or else I can end up here again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She waited, a look of deep anxiety on her face, her hand still pressed to her heart. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Trips away were never the same again for Henderson, always tinged with anxiety about leaving his wife alone. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Yossarian bounded up with a one-syllable cry that crackled with anxiety and provided the only rational explanation for the whole mysterious phenomenon of the flak at Bologna: Orr! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He spoke cheerfully, and if he felt any great anxiety, he did not show it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I was nearly dancing with anxiety by the time Wilem got back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I covered my own anxiety with a smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt relief, which was immediately swallowed up in anxiety. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Patients were bled to relieve headaches, depression, disease, and anxiety. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly, when anxiety had broken down into rage, the door opened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Being in motion, outdoors, with wind in his face made him feel alive—it brushed away the anxiety that since his mother’s death had seemed to be nibbling continuously at the corners of his mind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We’ve been going through the greatest anxiety, our dear one has been very ill.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Valley and Thorn both had family stuff the next morning, and alone with her thoughts, Seven felt anxiety creep in. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Govinda had also aged, but he still showed the old characteristics in his face—eagerness, loyalty, curiosity, anxiety. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z They nodded sympathetically but seemed confused by my anxiety I called Walter before leaving for Sweden, and he told me that the interview had gone fine, which was reassuring. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My sleeping bag was wedged between my legs in a sweaty twist of polyester and anxiety. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At first everyone attributed their absence to a routine railroad delay, but as the hours passed, Burnham’s anxiety grew. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Grandmother Baxter calmed my anxiety by explaining that America would not be bombed, not as long as Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am still tortured a good deal with neuralgia and toothache,” Olmsted wrote, “and I am tired and have a growing dread of worry & anxiety.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was oppressed by a feeling of anxiety and menace. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Using music activities and songs helps to greatly increase independent performance and reduce anxiety. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Dude, that looks bad,” said Moss, anxiety in his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When he comes to-morrow I shall ask him about Jonathan; and then, please God, all this sorrow and anxiety may lead to a good end. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z While Aureliano Segundo ate with great bites, overcome by the anxiety of victory, The Elephant was slicing her meat with the art of a surgeon and eating it unhurriedly and even with a certain pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Emma saw his anxiety, and wishing to appease it, at least for the present, said, and with a sincerity which no one could question— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Anger temporarily blocked out my nervousness about meeting the other tributes, but now I can feel my anxiety rising again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I felt anxious when I imagined all those hours in the wilderness with Shawn, but I pushed the anxiety aside. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was the look he wore when he’d channeled his fear about everything into the singular focus of protecting her, when he had made decisions that could soothe his anxiety with their firmness, their surety. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Even after the relief of getting a green card or becoming an American citizen, it’s easy to channel my days as an “illegal alien” and feel the anxiety all over again. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Disappointment is building in me, and impatience; and then anxiety. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hid my anxieties and gave everyone a bright smile. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I saw the city, pink and white, a wedding cake arrayed on hills, a new anxiety took hold of me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That confirmed Bram’s anxieties and he came to me the next day and urged me to modify the speech. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing is, I never had social anxiety before—I was always pretty confident and outgoing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I was just telling your mom that I have this recurring anxiety dream,” he said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Dr. Trefusis is a gentleman of quality. I do not doubt his word. You will forgive my anxiety. This strife and bombs have made me run distracted.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His nights were sleepless and filled with anxiety, giddiness, heart palpitations, and agony, even with Emma by his side. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a pinch of anxiety when I thought about her, but I was sure she’d explain what was going on with her when I saw her during second period. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He sighed, anxiety coursing in his chest and stomach, the fear of rejection hanging in his mind. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His firm already had a full roster of work, so much, he wrote, that “we are always personally under an agitating pressure and cloud of anxiety.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I had elected, in my fevered search for honorable adjustment to the American scene, not to submit and in doing so I had embraced the daily horror of anxiety, of tension, of eternal disquiet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and tried to calm his own anxiety. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To be here, living abroad, not knowing when she could go home again, was to watch love become anxiety. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps my chronic anxiety kept my weight down. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked relieved, but then anxiety played across his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They said nothing, but seeming to sense my anxiety, they took me gently by the hands and led me along with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I waited with some anxiety, and suddenly, filling out the glass on the other side of the window was Winnie’s lovely face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss stood there for a few seconds, his mind swimming with thoughts and anxieties. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It always began in his chest, a swelling anxiety that blossomed through his veins, gripped his heart, spread up his spine, pressed against his eyes, the pressure often morphing into a migraine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You really advise it?” and Laurie looked at her with an odd mixture of anxiety and merriment in his face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been taking valerian every day to fight the anxiety and depression, but it doesn’t stop me from being even more miserable the next day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Seven’s heart felt heavier, her chest tightening with anxiety and worry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm X followers had been canvassing with growing anxiety for a Harlem church that would accept the Saturday funeral. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you like it?” says my mother, still with the same air of anxiety. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After all those tumultuous months, filled with turbulent thoughts, anxiety attacks, and headaches, it was finally settled. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was trembling, in his anxiety to rush away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But Ash detected an undercurrent of anxiety in her stepsister, and she could not help it — she began to feel sorry for her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “And him you found?” said I, with great anxiety. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Moss shivered, the anxiety back and coursing in his veins, and he reached in his locker to grab his book. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He learned to see hope where a boy thought there was no hope, to see skill where skill was obscured by ego or by anxiety. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My hands clenched at my side, all of the anxiety and distrust that had been swelling up inside of me over the past few hours coming to a head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I hope, too, Dr. Van Helsing will not blame me; I have had so much trouble and anxiety of late that I feel I cannot bear more just at present. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She said, “Yes. All right, Alvin,” but he noticed in her tone an uncharacteristic anxiety. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Not surprising, therefore, that Charles continued his Not Marty list with “—to have the expense & anxiety of children— perhaps quarrelling.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Trembling with weakness and anxiety, I run up the stairs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I asked, trying to conceal the anxiety in my voice. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Shrinkage may have played a role, since he was under significant anxiety, but have you ever seen a pencil?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z An Irukandji sting results in excruciating headache and body pain, vomiting, sweating, anxiety, dangerously fast heartbeat, brain hemorrhage, and fluid in the lungs. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There’s an anxiety to it now when I begin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A few more days’ waiting, a few more days’ anxiety—it is not beyond enduring, it is not too much to ask. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Her main thought was anxiety, and it wasn’t for herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Because of their anxiety about elil and because they were nose to ground and unable to see far ahead, the way seemed long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra could feel Pantalaimon bristling with anxiety, though he made no sound. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Samantha convinces Dylan to perform a duet with her, which just gives me all sorts of anxiety because Arthur is probably going to want to do the same, right? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We were driving, the powerful motor purring and filling me with pride and anxiety. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The scarcity of fresh water was the single most constant source of anxiety and suffering throughout our journey. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z These things continued, our worries and anxieties had no power to alter them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Those were days of such inner agitation, such irrepressible anxiety, and so many repressed urges that on the first evening that Meme was able to get out she went straight to Pilar Ternera's. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When he first got the job with Kate, Joe looked for the weaknesses on which he lived—vanity, voluptuousness, anxiety or conscience, greed, hysteria. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While I enjoyed the notoriety, a cold anxiety was slowly growing in my gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You need to get over this social anxiety, Caden,” they tell me more than once. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They celebrate first of all the inviolability of the earth, and they re-enact, each time, in stereotyped choreography, our long anxiety about the nature of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She might worry about money, about a place to stay, about safety, perhaps even about visas, but never with an anxiety that wrenched at her spine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Along with the anxiety that the Russians’ accomplishment provoked, Christine felt a sense of wonder, even a thrill, to see the skies above open so wide. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Levy watched anger and anxiety play upon his wife’s face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The anxiety I’d always felt about how I was made had kept me from exploring the way most kids did. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z After breaking down exactly what I had been feeling, it was she who suggested that perhaps what I was experiencing was anxiety manifesting itself as fatigue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z White immigrants, in contrast, were not so easy to identify and separate, thus amplifying the anxieties of ethnic contamination and miscegenation in the 1920s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It filled me with hatred, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, loneliness, selfishness and a cynical attitude toward people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so tired she felt quite dizzy, but for the first time since they had set off Mo's face wasn’t looking grim with anxiety. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Realizing that my thoughts are no longer nagging anxieties, I finally take a moment to breathe. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He crossed a yellow plain where the echo repeated one's thoughts and where anxiety brought on premonitory mirages. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z None of the Creightons slept well at night for a while, until exhaustion overcame their anxieties. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Under their sedation Tessie withdrew into an inner core of herself, a kind of viewing platform from which she could observe her anxiety. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The pending period is sort of like a safe zone, but the fear and anxiety lie in your application getting denied. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that he felt every morning. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was looking at the gymnasium doors with an expression of wariness and anxiety. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She and the young man looked at one another, each pair of eyes dark with anxiety. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The growing spark that had spread through my body had melted away my anxiety and doubt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z These were horrifying times, he said, and his first emotions were horror, fear, anxiety. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Where other people may hyperventilate or feel faint when having a panic attack, my anxiety essentially caused high levels of tiredness, leaving me feeling incredibly drained. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The money is useful, but it doesn’t ease the anxiety Anna and Dorus feel. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I began, too, to think that my imaginings were of the night, and the gloom, and the unrest that I have gone through, and all the terrible anxiety. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was stiff and sore, but at least his anxiety had relaxed its grip. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I remember waking that morning filled with anxiety, instantly knowing that something terrible had happened. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of her anxiety ebbed when she saw that Taisin still breathed; the snow beneath her nose was slightly melted. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She succeeded in keeping the anxiety out of her voice—succeeded too well, for her words sounded arrogant and careless. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary, though pretending not to hear, was somewhat disconcerted; and Elizabeth, sorry for her, and sorry for her father’s speech, was afraid her anxiety had done no good. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They were there to talk about chess and the anxiety Bobby was feeling. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was the same story day after day: restlessness, anxiety, the adults’ arguments. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The lapping sounds are both soothing and anxiety producing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He saw the holster, and the anxiety threaded into his veins, pulsed from his chest up to his throat, and he couldn’t breathe. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In addition, there was the constant and pervasive anxiety the trainees shared about making mistakes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Glorfindel caught Frodo as he sank to the ground, and taking him gently in his arms he looked in his face with grave anxiety. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His white smock and his own anxiety made him look much older than he was. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The fight with his mom and Ricky temporarily masked the bottomless anxiety he always felt. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I spent that weekend in a slushy mix of anxiety about the country’s instability and delight at watching Otto fill out into a handsome young bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was excitement and pain, anxiety and boredom, love and loneliness, anger and joy. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z After Stanchion introduced her, she sang an aria in a voice so clear and pure that I forgot my anxiety for a while and was ensnared by her song. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I step into the shower, hoping to wash away my anxiety. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In an instant, he turned pale—pale with anxiety for Franny’s condition, and pale, presumably, because failure had suddenly filled the room with its invariably sickening smell. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z By the afternoon before the mayor's dinner party, Katherine's anxiety seems to have retreated into the background as well, and she is beside herself with excitement. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I felt something leaden take hold in my stomach just then, my anxiety hardening into dread. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His anxiety about getting caught flipped to anger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Little by little he became contaminated with the anxiety. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The relationship caused a lot of anxiety for my mom, and she and Heritage clashed over it many times. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The clang of the curfew bell quieted the argument but not Lyddie’s anxiety. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sasha touched the field of pimples on his face, an unspoken anxiety screaming directly at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps the anxiety stemmed from a fear of failure or maybe even the perceived catastrophic consequences of not meeting my own expectations. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “But the wind, Gabriel,” my mother said with some anxiety. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed where I was, waiting for the irritation and anxiety to subside. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The knot of anxiety between my shoulders slackened. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Of course, the more Izzy pushed, the more anger stepped in to shield her mother’s old anxiety, like a shell covering a snail. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He pressed on long after he knew he should turn back, a growing sense of anxiety gnawing at his belly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He did not curry favour; rather, he was seeking a relationship with destiny: his music yearned to be the expression of humanity's deepest desires and anxieties. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “All your little anxieties. It’s just so .. “Cute?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z My fists clench with the strength of an army ten thousand strong, hopes flying sky-high, anxiety drowning in my chest. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If only he knew of something comforting to say, something to ease Sticky’s anxiety—and, yes, something to ease his own. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it mostly caused undue levels of anxiety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z INTERVIEW: The subject spoke in rapid bursts, clearly and articulately but with the occasional breathlessness associated with anxiety. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There had been hope and expectation, perhaps some anxiety, before each birth; they were natural feelings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She thrust her arms toward Mariam, demanding to be held, her tiny hands opening and closing urgently, on her face a look of both adoration and quivering anxiety. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in moments of great anxiety and disappointment, I wondered if God was alive anymore, or if He ever had been. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor would she have believed it after the aggressive realism with which she revealed to her that the anxiety of falling in love could not find repose except in bed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I had never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but Dr. Howell said that anxiety and depression often went hand in hand. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I have enough to worry about without anxiety about my family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Yesterday I could not explain the mental anxiety and physical pains I woke up with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The glad days that dawned gave me liberty for the free play of impulse and, from anxiety and restraint, I leaped to license and thoughtless action. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up, and saw the anxiety on my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s just that good writers don’t flaunt this anxiety in every passage they write; they artfully conceal it for clarity’s sake. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But once again her anxieties were for naught. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When we reached our destination, it was quite late, but Farmer eagerly, and no doubt with some anxiety, opened his computer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z His heart filled with anger, with anxiety, with fear, with sorrow. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Sonny had a bad heart, and Deborah had arthritis, osteoporosis, nerve deafness, anxiety, and depression. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After decades of falling for such nonsense, the American people will decide they've had enough pointless anxiety. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Truman’s scores rise and fall from year to year—along with the anxiety levels of the administrators and teachers who are held responsible—and usually land just a hair above or below the “acceptable” line. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His employer was well pleased with his work, he would be well looked after and I had no cause for his anxiety. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z After fifteen minutes of growing anxiety, I finally heard the clanging of chains on the other side of the door. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I would hate to tell you what this lousy little book cost me in money and anxiety and time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss tried to keep his voice down, but all the fear and anxiety came rolling back into his body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He loved that anxiety, that terrible and oppressive anxiety which he experienced during the game of dice, during the suspense of high stakes. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering past losses wasn’t helpful, and those thoughts creeping into my psyche before competitions were what created the anxieties in the first place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Milo’s face clouded almost as abruptly, and his spirits descended into a state of sad anxiety. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He came and knelt by my side, weary anxiety written in the lines of his face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Rodney didn’t seem nearly so interested in the possible now we were in the town, and I could see anxiety cross Ruth’s face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I listened to Bunny, however, the more apparent it became that there was no affected laughter, no anxiety to please. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When all was published and done, my competitive anxieties, at least, had been allayed. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I hopped up and looked out the window as if the anxiety was tailing me like the Feds had. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the next few days, she was so taut with anxiety that he too began to worry about Madu and then resent himself for doing so, and then resent his resentment. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even though we are in an open-air camp, we breathe the recycled air of dread and anxiety. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Whenever the authorities separated us, I would be slightly relieved, but then the worry over how he was doing would only add to my anxieties. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It made her nervous all over, anxiety and anticipation prickling across her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Before long she was telling this stranger about her anxiety in not being able to phone her father, and giving details of her family life, including about her famous mother, Patricia Neal, the actress. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But just as fog didn’t stop them from flying and an official reprimand didn’t stop them from using their own maintenance system, exhaustion and anxiety attacks didn’t stop them from fighting. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath in, then out, and tried to let his anxiety wash from him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Dad talked to a nurse on the phone. She said it might be anxiety.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And the wide smile she gives when Katherine and I climb into the passenger compartment does not help the anxiety clawing its way through my guts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He jumped out of the car and started down the driveway, trying to jog away the same feeling of anxiety he’d felt every time he’d come down this road. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But his anxieties about class and status were so deep that he could not bear the thought that his own “intelligence” might merely be the by-product of privilege and opportunity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Before Aunty Uju went into the bedroom, tottering under her many anxieties, she said, “Please just pray that it will work.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My feet drew me over to the side of Clancy’s bed, where I finally stopped, my anger at him overwhelming even the anxiety I felt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It stirred up the old anxiety and self-doubt that always threatened to bubble to the surface. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I hung up with a mixture of relief and anxiety, unable to shrug off the notion that I had been tested and had failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm not used to having to vocalize how social anxiety makes me feel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The exclamations of fellow passengers as to the wheel’s size and apparent fragility filled him with a mixture of pride and anxiety. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He did show nervousness before a game, as certain great actors show stage fright before a demanding performance, but this state of anxiety shouldn’t be confused with fear. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His presence silenced, if only for a few seconds, the crackling anxiety that made my blood grate against my bones and for a little while I’d feel melted and soft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The next several days were a cauldron of anxiety for me, and for Travis too, no doubt. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Now we were back, causing them anxiety though we were simply trying to adjust to freedom and begin rebuilding our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Fairfax, I saw, approved me: her anxiety on my account vanished; therefore I was certain I did well. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z However, the condition causes many sufferers psychological distress, which can lead to social anxiety or depression. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A very distinguished officer had committed suicide, another had resigned—anxious faces had suddenly lost their anxiety, certain military precautions were relaxed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Ekon didn’t know what it was about the tone of her voice that slowly doused his anxiety, only that it did so instantly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It felt like little quakes of anxiety and excitement were vibrating under his skin, and Wylan seated next to him drumming frenetically on his kneecaps wasn’t helping him settle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “We were beginning to worry,” Con said, unable to hide his anxiety. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I felt a wave of anxiety run over my body. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I let my anxiety creep into my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m sure my voice gave away my internal state of anxiety, because he immediately put aside the papers he was looking at and told me to grab a seat. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even Julian and Sander, who ordinarily took things as they came, seemed to breathe in the air of anxiety that hung about the place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The plant took up residence in the southern windowsill of the laboratory and, after some anxiety on my part, grabbed a firm hold on life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But as he watched Berendht fidget at the podium, he was electric with anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been to French in nearly three weeks and the thought of it gave me a twinge of anxiety. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We didn’t have much time to hang out these days, not with the ferocious pace I’d set and the breadth of my self-assigned duties: moodiness, anxiety for the safety of every person, insomnia... The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Both excitement and anxiety warmed his skin, pumping blood hard and fast through his veins and making it harder and harder to keep still. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This helped to distract him from his grief and his anxieties about his other children. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Librarian didn’t know much about it, but he disliked and feared what he’d heard, and he completely understood the Master’s anxiety. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Fang flung himself at the window in his anxiety to get out, and when Harry opened the door, he shot off through the trees to Hagrid’s house, tail between his legs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The recruit receives little, or erroneous, information about what to expect, which tends to maintain his anxiety. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a twinge of anxiety, but I knew rubbing elbows with the nobility was something of a necessary evil. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was trembling from the cold, as well as from anxiety. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve been having stomach problems and anxiety since the third grade. I think it’s time I found better friends.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My depression and anxiety have softened with the medication. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It didn’t happen overnight, but by using these techniques I slowly learned how to manage my anxiety so that it wouldn’t derail my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the morning, with great anxiety I left Dr. Trefusis huddled upon the hearthstone and went forth to seek us more permanent lodgings. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Our lives were not without anxiety, since our relatives in Germany were suffering Under Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He let the elation swallow up his anxiety for the rest of the night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I listen, but succumb to anxiety—lose all distinction between left hand and right—fumble the musket—find myself marching into my companions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And Powell’s fingers went to his brown mustache, the unfailing signal of anxiety. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Like her father, she also suffered from bouts of insomnia and anxiety. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And as much as class anxiety had driven the eugenic efforts of England in the 1890s, “race anxiety” drove the eugenic efforts of Americans in the 1920s.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His stomach ceased gnawing, but his anxieties did not. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But unlike the disorientation, anxiety, and fear that Sputnik provoked, the agency absorbed the blow. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A new anxiety was created in me by my desire to leave quickly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Laurie saw and understood the affectionate anxiety which she hesitated to express, and looking straight into her eyes, said, just as he used to say it to her mother, “It’s all right, ma’am.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anything! Anything you say! What do you want of me?” he screamed in his fear and anxiety. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Mary found the mulefa in a fearful state, having suffered a thousand anxieties for their friend so far off the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z By this method he would not be moved to false action by anxiety or hurry or fear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "My anxiety for her dominates all my thoughts,” Garfield wrote in his diary, "and makes me feel that I am fit for nothing.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Laila sensed anxiety in the way she tugged at her sleeves, adjusted her hijab, pushed back a curl of hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z All this I had gone through—the torment, the anxiety. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When Connor answers the door, I feel a surge of anxiety. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I was just about ready to pass out from the anxiety when Barack came trotting up the stairs, wearing his big old confident grin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I struggle to force my anxiety attack away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As she finished the spraying she began to feel quite ill, with nausea and extreme anxiety and nervousness. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And this anxiety to keep his father from angering her was wearisome to him and it was another thing to make of his love a burden to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z There was no point in indulging in more terror, more anxiety. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her face is too pale and I can hear the anxiety she’s trying to hide. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z How she explained that I was showing symptoms of anxiety and depression. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t sleep for it, and from the anxiety. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z How could anyone see the scars on the streets and buildings and the wariness in the eyes of people trying to go about their lives and not feel their anxiety and fear? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel sleepy, and I did feel full of devouring anxiety. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He read it standing up, avidly but without anxiety, and at the third page he stopped and examined Aureliano with a look of second recognition. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I did read once that anxiety can significantly alter space-time perception. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Blood and spit flew with his words, betraying his anxiety under the mask. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Back in junior high, she learned that the long-distance run, tiring herself out, soothing herself with the rhythm of pace, helped the anxiety. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Did he feel relief or only a different anxiety about what this Nazi would ask him to do next? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He then spent three weeks in bed, made miserable by constant aching in limbs, insomnia, nervous tension, and feelings of acute anxiety. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The anxiety on his face unnerves me, because I always expect him to be the strongest of us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He felt his old anxiety coiling at the base of his skull. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Regret washed down through me, flooding out even my anxiety and fear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She would not understand his story, why he was now walking through the airport with metal clamped around his wrists, because people like her did not approach travel with anxiety about visas. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was a sense of anxiety in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I can almost see him slowly uncoiling the whip at his side, relishing the drama and anxiety of the crowd. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Into the vacuum of waiting and anxiety flooded “joyous tumult.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But the sheriff was a man of inherited anxieties. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But each rumor proved to be false and did nothing but add to the already intolerable anxiety and suspense my father and I were feeling as we read the papers and listened to the radio. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was wet with anxiety, but the vet talked on, ignoring the interruption. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The humming of my parents’ voices from behind my bedroom wall, which throughout my childhood had filled me with a sense of security, had now become a source of anxiety and panic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But even at this far distance, she could see a blur of anxiety swirling around Glerk’s head like a cloud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A growing anxiety that already had filled him, and now threatened to overflow. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Their problems are an order of magnitude more serious than math anxiety. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was experiencing jolts of anxiety, nagging doubts: He could not shake off the fear that it was all going to go wrong. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She finally told Willow to just write down all of her anxieties. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The inmates and I got into a fight over this anxiety of mine. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went through the standard motions—the rising and sitting, the donning of the prayer shawl, the prayers that came to my lips as naturally as breathing—anxiety stirred in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the Professor saw Mina smile—a positive smile ousted the anxiety of his face; he rubbed his hands as he said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was the high-pitched sound of a woman who has been calling not once, but several times; and had the nervous tone of one in whom anxiety was beginning to overcome impatience. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Trying not to let her own anxiety show, she did her best to restore him to himself. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Milton’s throat went dry; a spasm of anxiety known to all Depression babies gripped his body; and in the next second he was jumping out of the car again, running back to the platform. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fever pitch of anxiety and fear is the everyday current mood at this place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Compounding my anxiety was the one deep longing that far outmatched any material wish: I knew I wanted to have children, sooner rather than later. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I exclaimed, when I had read her letter: “I will write instantly and relieve them from the anxiety they must feel.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z At what point would the ground give way and plunge me into anxiety? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The youngest Darwin, Horace, was ten, Annie’s age when she died, bringing back bad memories, along with fear and anxiety for Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever test day came, she recalled, she would work herself into such a state of anxiety that sometimes she had to excuse herself to throw up. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Music can affect our heartbeat, blood pressure, and pulse rate, and reduce stress, anxiety and even depression. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The anxiety feels like buzzing little wings in his ear in the silence, like a petulant wasp. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z These so-called comorbidities—meaning the conditions co-occur with Internet addiction—include “attention-deficit hyperactivity, mood, anxiety and personality disorders.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Green with anxiety' and apprehension, only Bernard remembered them; the others ignored him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke tried to burrow back down into the anger, the anxiety, but it was impossible with Annie leaning on top of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Performing the chore was just a place to put her anxiety, though; she raked the same spot over and over while she stared at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, I thought I saw anxiety in her eyes—the same fear I’d seen in Grover during the bus ride—as if my mom too felt an odd chill in the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My wish to see him is anxiety, and fellow feeling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Each day that Meng is gone, my anxiety grows, and I wonder if he will ever come back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But those had been open-fisted, more pats than punches, self-consciously friendly, comfortable expressions of anxieties that were both perplexing and thrilling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I saw expressions on people’s faces that I’d never seen before, something like anxiety and superiority and paranoia all mixed up in one polite grimace. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The words “Terrorists” and “Go Home!” kept flashing through my mind, and a flood of feelings—fear, anxiety, anger—clouded my thoughts. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The movie theater was mostly empty, which only amped up my anxiety. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They'd stood on stages in front of big crowds and were learning to absorb the anxiety and controversy that came with having a father, maybe especially a black father, in public life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Almost instantly another wave of anxiety would rush over him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked, my near catastrophe with Deoch having sharpened my anxiety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I choked back the dread, the anxiety, tried to stifle it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Because I could see, for all his anxiety about his elbow, Tommy was touched by all the concern he believed had been shown him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Were it not for the anxiety, an Election Day might qualify as a kind of mini-vacation, a surreal pause between everything that's happened and whatever lies ahead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her worry sometimes tipped over into a deeper anxiety that triggered an old temptation: drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A new wave of anxiety began building in her fingers; she tempered it by making a tight fist. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I must be wearing all of my anxiety on my face right now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She must have seen his anxiety because she winked at him across Bill and Judy just as he sometimes winked at May Belle over Joyce Ann’s head. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They remained silent as she wavered between sleep, nausea, anxiety, and the pain that was beginning to grip her womb, and he fervently wished that this night would never end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had overly toned arms, thin and bulging with muscles, a pixie haircut and an air of intense anxiety; she was the sort of person whose love would suffocate. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Across the room, Henry’s with June, making a gesture at her hair, and she turns and lets him fix a piece of her braid that came loose earlier in a fit of anxiety. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When she wakes in that strange place, all the comfort flees, and she’s hit with overpowering anxiety. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Also, autistic children act out due to increased anxiety and fear, not from autism itself. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But an African-American is due pain, poverty, stress, and anxiety. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The adorableness of the little black ape wrapped up in fuzzy white cashmere almost distracted me from my anxiety. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z All my anger and fear and anxiety now zero in on the back of his head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Neither the torn face nor the destroyed voice could carry expression but there was anxiety in the clear eyes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z This is her anxiety talking, and the post-tragedy sense of doom. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was with the sun’s westward crawl that Mariam’s anxiety really ratcheted up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her voice sounded impatient, but Poirot noted that there were no signs of that almost feverish anxiety which she had displayed during the check to the Taurus Express. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z To take my mind off the anxiety, I was cleaning out the spare room where Cap had lived for two months. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I shall lie down and pretend to sleep, lest Jonathan have added anxiety about me when he returns. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As the words fell from my mother’s lips, a long and heavy anxiety lifted from me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nisus wild with anxiety turned back to find him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had almost forgotten Boots in her passionate anxiety about his keeper. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson went from room to room telling them to settle down, but there was an edge to his voice that betrayed his own anxiety. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She thought of buying a wig, but wigs brought anxiety, the always-present possibility of flying off your head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As for my anxiety about being in the town, it melted clear away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s his conscious that’s causing him problems right now. The dreams, the anxiety.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In those first weeks, the cold startled Obinze with its weightless menace, drying his nostrils, deepening his anxieties, making him urinate too often. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z While the child played in the courtyard, he waited in his hammock, trembling with anxiety, knowing that Pilar Ternera would have to pass through there. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He fought a rising hysteria that was not merely anxiety to free his aching feet; his very life depended on the release of the knots. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I am telling you that escape or checking out is a common response to emotional trauma and anxiety, like the kind Sparrow experiences in social situations, like school.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “His greatest anxiety seemed to be for her," Edson recalled, “though his chances for life appeared very few." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I did my best to camouflage my anxiety by singing along to the stupid songs on the radio. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Emma’s first resolution was to keep her father from the knowledge of what had passed,—aware of the anxiety and alarm it would occasion: but she soon felt that concealment must be impossible. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Gabriel said he had an anxiety disorder and the small environment was more comfortable for him, but Ethan never revealed his reasons. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z With Jamie’s help, I learned different breathing exercises and ways to use guided imagery to help prevent and mediate my anxiety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z My anxiety level is spiking again, and I pace around the nurses’ station, making Dolly, the morning charge nurse, nervous. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z That loosened Jam’s anxiety, but not by much. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The anxieties about the situation in France that had been absorbing the country had for the moment dissipated in the afternoon’s sunshine. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He glanced over to me, saw what I was holding, and all of his anxiety melted with a single short laugh of recognition. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sunny giggles, and I feel the snarl of anxiety loosen a bit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I think anxiety is very interesting,” observed Amy, eating sugar pensively. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote to himself, in his notebook, just after his anxiety attack, that he would “avoid stating how far, I believe, in Materialism.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she realized that she would not have a moment of rest until she showed Mauricio Babilonia the uselessness of his aspiration and she spent the week turning that anxiety about in her mind. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Esperanza had always been good with his own anxiety and depression over the years, but he knew this was the one big thing she never seemed to get. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At last Wang Lung said with anxiety, “Shall I go alone?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Hearing this from him sends a jolt of excitement and anxiety through me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The anxiety was eating me up from the inside. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Their anxiety grew when the Martians went on the move. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Still, asphyxiation did not seem to cause her undue anxiety now that she was not fighting for her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s performance anxiety, he thought, then wished he could make that joke out loud, but nothing felt right. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Did she know?—had she heard any thing about her, since their being at Randalls?—he felt much anxiety—he must confess that the nature of her complaint alarmed him considerably.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In my anxiety for his sister, I had completely forgotten him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t the only one tormented by anxieties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The West Computers watched their colleague remove the sign and banish it to the recesses of her purse, her small act of defiance inspiring both anxiety and a sense of empowerment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Without anxiety, but with a sort of creeping affection. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Mr. Smith at school was a mild comfort, a bridge between Whitney Young and my neighborhood, but it did little to offset my anxiety. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Work done with anxiety about results is far inferior to work done without such anxiety, in the calm of self-surrender. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z As a musician, I always worried that something might happen to my hands, and my work as an artificer had doubled that anxiety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt something in my chest, both sharp and sloshy, that I first thought was anxiety, but then realized was guilt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Only anxiety is oldest daughter who is epileptic and can’t talk. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Four more then had to be released because of “extreme emotional depression, crying, rage, and acute anxiety.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sterile hallways of the ICU and the scent of illness caused me bouts of anxiety when we'd visit her, but no matter how bad she looked, she always seemed to make a full recovery. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You couldn’t imagine what anxiety I have about it.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I let go of my anxiety and put my total faith in Allah. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now, anxiety stirred in my gut each time a gunshot echoed through the stadium. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He awoke in a state of anxiety and was grumpy all morning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy could certainly resist causing that kind of anxiety for the baker. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I verified, the sarcasm in my voice not entirely masking the slight but genuine anxiety I felt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No one says anything for a moment, and inside Marie-Laure, an old anxiety lumbers to its feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He looks like something soft and downy Alex wants to sink into, and he realizes the knot of anxiety in his chest has finally slackened. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know!” he said, his voice tense with anxiety. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky’s anxiety took its toll on him; he slept quite poorly, and all the next morning he had trouble staying awake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In all, on the anxiety test, Reggie’s answers added up to a 35. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As far as he was able, he kept his anxiety to himself, but one day when they were alone, he asked Fiver whether he thought Kehaar would return. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He arrived back in the city in the middle of the afternoon, but went directly to his club, where he played a few hands of poker and dined, without successfully quelling his anxiety and impatience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Listening to Twig’s commentary, I could get through most of the round without too much anxiety, but by the thirteenth egg, none of us spoke. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I knew gipsies and fortune-tellers did not express themselves as this seeming old woman had expressed herself; besides I had noted her feigned voice, her anxiety to conceal her features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He could only hope that the rest of his crew, hooded and burdened by their own anxiety, hadn’t noticed anything strange about his behavior. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The anxiety stretched out inside him as if preparing for a long haul, spreading from his chest up into his head and down through his torso. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Why do you have a pulse? she asked, trying to push the anxiety about Redemption away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z People came to her lonely, grieving, sad for no reason, and left buoyed, their anxieties eased. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nothing can be more crushing than this anxiety. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As evening drew near, anxiety filled me and I was afraid to go into an empty room alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was suffering from an “anxiety reaction” due to “prolonged overwork on a top secret project.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It calmed my mother’s anxieties and somehow even my own. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The invitation knocked some of my anxiety out of my limbs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In dothe one does not worry much, and what anxiety I had was for the Envoy, who should have waked long ago from the light dose of sonic I had given him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z My arms came up and crossed over my chest, and some mangled mess of anxiety and guilt rose up from deep in my guts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She should have realized that, but her anxiety to get the money and get going had fuzzed her common sense. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z There’s so much anxiety in this car that it feels like the backseat is shrinking, crushing us into a small cube of vinyl and sweat and fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The first morning in the hospital, Sasha was overcome by anxiety. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I stood against the wall for several long minutes, overcome with anxiety and indecision. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He pushed in a good safe thirty feet, until the saplings rose up taller than he was, until his anxiety let him breathe right again, before turning to parallel the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A spider of anxiety crawled up the back of my neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But if they had been alerted to the plan, their anxiety could have counteracted the sedative. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She must have noted the look of anxiety that passed over Dill’s face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Con, who normally would have been sensitive to the strained silence that gripped Kaede and Taisin, was consumed by his own anxieties. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Subjunctives also turn up with certain prepositions and subordinators that specify hypothetical situations: Bridget was racked with anxiety lest her plagiarism become known. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I wish that you wouldn’t bother me with this. That program always increases my anxiety anyway.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of anxiety and uneasiness broke over the workers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of his anxiety, he tried to keep up the appearance of calm in order to maintain morale. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I saw their eyes bespeaking confusion at this raillery, sorrow to hear our liberator mocked thus, and anxiety at what His Lordship’s uncertainty might mean. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I tried to sleep but the anxiety stayed with me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Emotions swirled in his head—relief that Harrison was alive, disappointment that his manuscript was buried in Nsukka, anxiety about the fate of Port Harcourt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My heart, for all its anxiety and doubt, was light and free. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter-in-law’s pregnancy had caused the usual anxiety, of course, but Chapter Eleven had been born healthy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I must refuse,” answered Taran with a smile that ill concealed his anxiety. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Your attendance upon her has been too much for you. You do not look well. Oh that I had been with you! you have had every care and anxiety upon yourself alone.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It had been five days since he had first notified them, and during that time, Dasch's fear and anxiety had gotten the best of him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He felt his troubles, his anxieties and his secret hopes flow across to him and then return again. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Since entering the wood they had been in severe anxiety. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A crow, startled by my small commotion, alighted from a branch to the right, cawing his displeasure, a staccato of anxiety stitching the night a darker blue. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Many a woman, white or black, waving to her husband as the trains of soldiers pulled out of the station, harbored anxiety alongside her sadness and pride, worried about how to make ends meet. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At first Eliot found Mrs. Sen’s anxiety incomprehensible; his mother had a p.o. box in town, and she collected mail so infrequently that once their electricity was cut off for three days. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Now life itself was filled with fears and anxiety as to the possibilities of the future.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The growing paranoia and anxiety as they wane. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Panting with anxiety, I got it out of the earth after a good five minutes’ work. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Her mind was a tornado of thoughts and questions and anxiety while she recorded herself playing the violin section of Paganini’s “Cantabile for Violin and Guitar” for the CD she was making for the Beiderman. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It pushed the anxiety and fear away, and it pumped through his veins. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So that the anxiety caused by the public reappearance of his family name, having to do with the coronation of Remedios the Beauty, was baseless. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You must see that! Julian’s had nightmares because of that boy. Did you know that? Julian has anxiety issues.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z His anxiety faded, and a tremulous smile crept across his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We spent the weekend spiritlessly sightseeing, assailed by unspoken anxieties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My mom admits that nerves were part of the equation but says her doubts and anxieties were allayed by the excitement of starting a life with my dad. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I tossed in bed and had anxiety attacks. We slept two to four hours each day throughout the four years of the war.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Shackleton was in constant anxiety over continuing pressure in the ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Think of me to-morrow, my dear Emma, about four o’clock,” was Mrs. Weston’s parting injunction; spoken with some anxiety, and meant only for her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z An anxiety at what was real and what was display beset us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After they left, the rest of us were bristling with anxiety, but of course we couldn’t talk and so we continued to shuffle along, eyes on the ground and half afraid to look up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. March would not hear of the old gentleman’s undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for traveling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Charity taps her hand on the dash, anxiety growing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As the Washington boys retreated to the Princeton Inn that night, anxiety cascaded down on them again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Like an anxiety attack. A sudden rush of fear. Heart palpitations. Trembling and sweating. It can be quite severe. People often think they’re dying.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Still, I felt nervous and exposed just holding the revolver, my stomach churning with anxiety. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z On the walk home from Francis’s—head down, sunk in a black, inarticulate tangle of anxiety and gloom—I heard Julian’s voice saying my name. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Gradually, along with his growing riches, Siddhartha himself acquired some of the characteristics of the ordinary people, some of their childishness and some of their anxiety. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in nature, her anxiety rests, breathes a sigh of relief. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And the wild anxiety in the morning to hide all traces from the world, sponging with cold water, dabbing eau-de-Cologne, the furtive dash of powder that is significant in itself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A little maple tree in the swamp heard the cricket song and turned bright red with anxiety. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I lie back, clinging to Patches, anxiety filling me as I think about the calls I have to make. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z |
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