Sentence examples for the apprehensive from inspiring English sources

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the apprehensive

adjective

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

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He found Radiohead, somewhere in space between the apprehensive, post-punk English Eighties and an oceanic American magic-realism.

Nevertheless, it was a crucial indicator of the direction in which the government, and with it the apprehensive country, are travelling.

For the apprehensive, sequins do well in bit-parts: try a clutch with an otherwise quieter outfit, or throw on a bohemian sequinned beret.

Perhaps, the apprehensive visitor thinks while being buffeted along Oxford Street, a brush with Kate Moss in the revolving doors might be just around the corner.

The noise was amazing, and not much like the apprehensive or vengeful sounds of Yankee Stadium, where every game must be won.

He placed a thermometer in her mouth, and turning to the apprehensive husband, asked, "has she ever had any children?" "No, sah," was the prompt reply.

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This time, he says, "the staff were not the slightest apprehensive about the inspection".

For the young, apprehensive chef, the proceedings last less than an hour.

I was glad of the dark at the Donmar, apprehensive about coming face to face with myself.

Thus, he sees a genuine distinction between the speculative intellect, the practical intellect, imagination, and the sensory apprehensive powers.

The Wall Street interviewees "were by far the most apprehensive about talking to me".

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