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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hint of worry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a subtle or slight indication of concern or anxiety in someone's demeanor or expression.
Example: "She spoke with a hint of worry in her voice as she recounted the events of the day."
Alternatives: "trace of concern" or "touch of anxiety."
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A hint of worry crossed his face.
"I'm sorry," Robin said, a hint of worry in her voice.
"I wanted to come here," she said to my mother, with no hint of worry that she might be an imposition.
It makes me see the child's face, a hint of worry in it, indicated only by one or two faint marks.
But today, Mr. Roa drove past here and beyond without a hint of worry, just another member of a 120-car convoy escorted by heavily armed policemen on high-powered motorcycles.
Aurélien Recoing is superb in the lead: middle management made flesh, a totally plausible figure ghosting around the corridors and lobbies of Europe's skyscrapers, a smile playing about his lips, no hint of worry in his eyes.
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In online postings, Harper talked about her love of guns and her son's emotional troubles, but there were no hints of worry that he could become violent, the Associated Press has reported.
We talked briefly about the content provider's stance and blocking of Google TV, but there was no hint of concern or worry like I expected.
The slightest hint of contemplation worried them.
There's just the hint of something worrying about his expression.
But as any reader of Tove Jansson's Moomin books knows, a hint of darker worries always hovers at the edge of the forest.
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