How To Use Anxious In A Sentence

Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.
I am not a bit anxious about my battles, If I am anxious I don't fight them, I wait until I am ready.
Even while he was missing, those uncertain hours of anxious speculation and dismal journalism, she had assumed Maxwell would be found boomingly alive, having spent the whole time enjoying the amorous advances of a short-sighted minke whale. Country of the Blind
As time passes, around 2,000 women involved have gradually died, with only 30 of them still alive - still anxious about the possible end and that they may never hear the government's true-hearted confession.
Her face was anxious and sorrowful.

Savona also includes several family recipes from Malta, such as Nanna's rice salad, which I'm anxious to try. BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
Mickey-boy, 'if the Joy Lady is so anxious to get the baby, and sew its clothes herself, why I'll just let her,' so I did _let_ her, but it took some time to make them, so I had to wait to bring it 'til tonight. Michael O'Halloran
The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
his voice was gruff but there was still a hint of anxiousness in his tone.
None of us wanted to ‘need’ cigarettes almost desperately and to feel insecure and anxious without them.
Engineers are very anxious to learn of its findings and to begin to correct the faults of the main water supply line from up north in New York State down to the City.
His pride in her was distorted by his anxious, lopsided grin.
Reg apparently came most Sunday afternoons to help welcome the anxious new arrivals.
Here and there a mother turned her head to call back anxiously for the bleating lambkin lost behind the white curtain; and, dim and grotesque, the awkward strayling would come gamboling into sight. Virginia: the Old Dominion
Ancelotti will be anxious that the 23-year-old Brazil international, who will be cup-tied in the Champions League, is joining a club who can still realistically retain the Premier League title. Chelsea set to seal £21.5m deal for Benfica defender David Luiz
There was no help for it, he had to be left there, and I went away with an anxious mind as to what his busy teeth would be employed upon all night; and, sure enough, next morning a velvet curtain was found nibbled and tattered, and being converted into a nest for the enterprising gerbille! Wild Nature Won By Kindness
Ewood Park is an all-seater stadium but few stayed seated as fans stood anxiously, knowing either side could lose.
I anxiously await the appearance of the first Concord grapes from the farm nearby. Laura Silverman: Flight Of The Concords: Grape Sorbet
After a while, the prickly feeling of anxiousness dulls and turns blunt.
It was unacceptable that anxious patients should wait for hours in crowded accident and emergency departments.
The Opposition was also anxious to embarrass the Government, and to trap it within its own latent inconsistencies.
Add to it any points that you may be particularly anxious to get right and discuss it together.
Apparently, one anxious publisher phoned on behalf of a distinguished philosopher who'd misread the invitation letter and thought he was required to pay to take part.
The Prime Minister faces anxious hours before the votes are counted tomorrow night.
I was anxious as I drove Route 40 through the shaley, steep bit of country, where the hills are close like the bellows of an accordion. CHASING the WHITE DOG
When he got to the third computer, Mrs Boatwright and I exchanged an anxious little glance.
There it was, finally, complete with the slate-gray lighting, blaring hippish soundtrack and chirpy “greeters” — Britney, Mariah, Amber, Becky, Megan, you know the type — just inside the double doors, anxious as all get-out to welcome you to your next dining experience. Lil Patty Grows Up : Patricia Smith : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
As the Kirkwood tutor, young David seemed as anxious as his employer-friends that the estate should survive.
As children, when my brother Bob and I were anxious to avoid doing our homework, we'd fly round to her house.
He said they were anxious to promote the development of the concert hall.
The technology avalanche often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted.
For that reason, abstract art has been anxious to distance itself from decoration.
When at Mr. Gedge's I wished much to apprize you of the public opinion as to our Boy Giles, [6] but I dare not then, I shall you may be sure Sir, after such a letter as this, be anxious for your opinion, and I will not damp my spirits with the idea of your being offended. Letter 63
Prices have been cut by developers anxious to offload unsold apartments.
The Oedipus stage manager paces anxiously by the footlights.
We are most anxious in Canada to secure a greater population, but a man who has once received the "dole" argues, "why should I leave England, where the 'dole' is obtainable, and migrate to Canada, where it is not to be secured? A Canadian's View of the Empire as Seen From London
If it takes longer than 20 or 30 minutes to get to sleep, do not lie in bed becoming anxious about sleeping.
Would the south-east and midland farmers be so anxious to quit the beet industry then?
I would advise against choosing a hypnotherapist who is anxious from the outset to charge you for a complete course of treatment.
Mrs. Brown was anxious to marry off her five daughters.
Ariel is more likely to be anxious, but my glass is always half-full. Times, Sunday Times
He expected numerous calls from agents of minor Scottish celebrities anxious they will be squeezed out by some of the world's top celebrities.
The Social Services are anxious that women in such situations should know that help is available.
The side effects of sedatives and calming drugs like Prozac used for destructive, anxious and fearful pets make animals sleepy or lethargic.
She felt the way she would feel if she was worried and anxious, but what had she to be anxious about? Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life
Often conference goers are anxious to get early places in the meal queue, but although we had gone overtime for lunch, Nigel captivated the room.
As soon as we came near enough, "gamming" commenced, for all of us were anxious to know how each other had fared. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
Michael glanced anxiously down the corridor, but Wilfred was nowhere to be seen.
anxious about my son's health.
We were attempting to offer consultation to a professional group of nonpsychiatric mental health oriented consultees who were anxious and felt inadequate in this area. Humanistic Nursing
We are always anxious to assist you in...
His health being delicate, Sir Christopher is anxious for him to marry and so sends him off to Bath.
The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.
I did so, and Bailie Jarvie was looking anxiously around for another, the Scottish law requiring the subscription of two witnesses to validate either a bond or acquittance. Rob Roy
Mrs. Brown was anxious to marry off her five daughters.
They were quickly seized by student protesters anxious to distance themselves from the act. Times, Sunday Times
We had a few anxious moments before landing safely.
The company is anxious to avoid an expensive court case.
Case in point: Openly anxious about grass-roots disaffection from the Republican Party, conservative Christian organizers are reaching for ways to turn out voters this November, including arguing that recognizing same-sex marriage could also limit religious freedom. September 2006
He was a Frenchman and very nice, but a _devot_, and anxious to convert me. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals
However her supporters had some anxious moments before they collected their winnings.
Henry Geldzahler of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a pouting brat with anxious, twisty hands – "Oh, so you want to be a professional," his scornful denial of her appeal for help. Alice Neel: Painted Truths; In the Company of Alice
On the other, we are anxious about the impact of a mobile phone transmitter mast in our neighbourhood.
Then came an anxious wait for these times to be compared with the others before.
The horses pranced and reared in anxious impatience.
Why is she so anxious and feeling so overwhelmed at times that her anxiety spirals into panic? Times, Sunday Times
He was looking around anxiously, glancing up the stairs and towards the kitchen.
US officials in particular are anxious that he is not disgraced now.
Anxious to avoid confrontation with pacifists, the authorities made life relatively easy for the objectors.
I just got so tired of anxiously crossing and uncrossing my legs and looking away from the screen.
I'm anxious that he should be well cared for.
Ministers were as anxious as their predecessors to preserve Britain's privileged position in the Western alliance.
That He says, "The morrow shall be anxious for itself," comes of desire to make more plain what He speaks; to that end employing a prosopopeia of time, after the practice of many in speaking to the rude populace; to impress them the more, He brings in the day itself complaining of its too heavy cares. Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
She was anxious to move up the promotion ladder.
He has faced numerous anxious moments over the years, spending time in immigration detention centres and winning last-minute reprieves.
Nobody seemed to be anxious to enlighten me about the events that led up to the dispute.
Prices have been cut by developers anxious to offload unsold apartments.
He had passed an unsettled life in continued exile up to his eightieth year; having been harassed with many contumelies and injuries, he had endured with difficulty a miserable and anxious existence, in continual trepidation; famine had driven him out of the land whither he had gone, by the command and under the auspices of God, into Egypt. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1
The first project is usually a mess, with anxious students offering a wagonload of excuses: ‘My hard disk crashed.’
Find a moment to tell her why you feel so anxious. The Sun
The bus was late and Sue began to get anxious.
There were a few anxious moments in the baseball game.
They are released now by officials anxious to dispel the myth that bishops, some of whom still occupy grand palaces and stately castles, enjoy a life of luxury.
‘Nothing for me, sir, thank you,’ anxiously undrawing the strings of the little bag; ‘but if, while you stay here, you could be so kind as to teach my sister cheap —’ Little Dorrit
They are waiting anxiously to see who will succeed him.
A helpline has been set up for anxious parents.
Rookie cops graduate from the police academy anxious to collar real criminals.
Altair shouted as he was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud, his horse pacing anxiously beside him.
She was anxious to allay any suspicion that she had married for money.
Anxious relatives waited at the airport for news of the plane crash.
In the end the one-legged boy went out of the room with the inspector, the latter accompanied by the anxious and protesting superintendent. THE APOSTATE: written by Jack London
Some sedatives produce the para-doxical effect of making the person more anxious.
But it also had - behind the scenes - Derek Taylor and Peter Asher, two of the smartest and hippest men in the record business at the time, and in the beginning the world was anxious to see what it would do. The Best Of Apple Records' Albums: Beyond The Beatles
Lavinia and Camilla, perfectly relieved now from all fears for their brother, repaired to the study of their father, anxious to endeavour to chear him, and to accelerate a meeting and reconciliation for Lionel; but they found him desirous to be alone, though kindly, and unsolicited, he promised to admit his son before dinner. Camilla
Let me emphasize, straight away, that he isn't what I would call a friend, but I know him enough to say that he did purposely design himself: single, modest dresser in receding colours, mathematics teacher, sponsor of the chess club, mild-mannered acquaintance to all rather than a friend to any, a person anxious to become invisible. Excerpt: Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
The trades being taught were basket making, brush making, piano tuning, draughting, typewriting, tailoring, tinsmithing and so forth; while classes in reading, writing and other subjects were held for those who were deficient in these requirements, and anxious to learn. On the Fringe of the Great Fight
Locke is anxious to defend his political philosophy against the accusation that it encourages rebellion.
The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
In childhood photographs, while physically resembling Daisy, he had looked anxious, striving, as if already faintly disapproved of. THE GOLDEN LION
Dear Mollie -- I was glad to know that bound with the fetters of Science, and depressed by thought, you were Struggling yet to ascend the rugged Steep -- where "Star eyed Science" and fame unfold their banners to every anxious aspirant, and under whose folds of magnitude and magnificence all alike are permitted to recumb, and recur those who have in vagrancy strayed "tracing Shadows" -- beware of Letter from Young John Allen to Mollie Houston,June 2, 1854
Our arguments, our anger, the anxious pleading of philanthropists who saw the young on the East Side going to ruin, the warning year after year of the superintendent of schools that the compulsory education law was but an empty mockery where it was most needed, the knocking of uncounted thousands of children for whom there was no room, uncounted in sober fact; there was not even a way of finding out how many were adrift, 3brought only the response that the tax rate must be kept down. II. The Outworks of the Slum Taken
I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.
Their attachment to primary carers was classified as insecure/anxious or avoidant.
He was as anxious as Betty for Russell to stay in this sunny home with the starched curtains.
The Church has lost a sense of mission, turning inwards in self-absorption, anxious to protect itself, forgetting that it is no more than a means to an end, the end being the Kingdom of God.
Loud gasps and quiet, anxious murmurs ripple through the lunch crowd.
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As the glasses clinked and the people chatted about cheeky Cabernets and perfect pinotages, representatives of the wine producers waited anxiously to be put to the test.
Above that is my small case-bound sketch-book complete with elastic band to hold it shut against the water-buckled pages that are eternally anxious to escape.
We are extremely anxious for her safety.
It is in fact the dark evil of laziness and ignorance disguised as an altruistic urge and that is why you rightly feel anxious!
She subsequently attended the genetic counselling clinic, and was very anxious about the situation.
As the Kirkwood tutor, young David seemed as anxious as his employer-friends that the estate should survive.
Parents are naturally anxious for their children.
Kind-hearted Duncan had them all in a flap when he took the lost bird to court to reunite it with its anxious owner.
They are too anxious about being something else than simply men, not firmly enough poised.
I saw my sister's anxious face at the window.
She subsequently attended the genetic counselling clinic, and was very anxious about the situation.
Anxious to escape thoughts so little comprehended, King hurried on, and essayed a feeble 'cooee' when a few yards from the sleeper. The Red True Story Book
I would just be anxious about getting ahead of ourselves. Times, Sunday Times
The fusilier added that his family had been anxious about his possible deployment in Iraq since he received his call up notice in October, but they were supportive and proud of his role as a reservist.
Do you feel tense or anxious for no good reason? Coping with Stress at Work
His main feelings were rivalry with Wallace ” the feeling of rivalry was very strong in him ” and being "terribly anxious" that Wallace would "forestall" him (he was also anxious because of illness and death in his family). Darwin's Complaint
The shipwrecked sailor scanned the horizon anxiously every morning.
But other players who became overly anxious could find their bodies became too tense to complete smooth movements.
Now faces an anxious wait for his place in the summer but the lack of alternatives may play in his favour. Times, Sunday Times
Social conservatives are anxious to constrain America's larger liberalism by protecting traditional morality from the corrosive effects of untrammeled personal freedom and the disruptions of a healthy, churning economy.
The research employed the methods of in-depth interview, literature studies, questionnaire to investigate the anxious level and coping style of the school leaver in Macao.
They were both waiting anxiously for the new baby to arrive.
The Finance Houses Association were also anxious to ensure that collection practices conformed to the highest ethical standards.
The Minister is a racing fan and he is obviously anxious to look after those involved in the sport.
His pale blue eyes peered anxiously at Vic.
She is anxious me – the me that my own mother refers to as a worrier - and she is self-deprecating me. Like To Get To Know You Well | Her Bad Mother
But they had to endure some anxious moments when the Gaels launched a number of attacks which ended in goals for the home team.
Do not let anxiousness or frustration take over.
They do not feel overwhelmed or supremely anxious, because they feel in charge of this changing process. 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman
I am anxious to find out what's happened.
Mrs. Brown was anxious to marry off her five daughters.
Developing countries which are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
The president was anxious, a nervous flyer, and he also liked to talk to his mother before and after takeoff and landing. Times, Sunday Times
Claims that such systems make pets anxious and scared mean few owners use them. Times, Sunday Times
The prime minister seemed anxious to avoid controversy about these appointments.
The refugees seem anxious to get back to their homes and many of them left behind family members in the city.
The president was anxious, a nervous flyer, and he also liked to talk to his mother before and after takeoff and landing. Times, Sunday Times
Last weekend, I returned home after a fortnight's holiday in a fairly anxious mood.
A life's work such as that of Professor Charlotte Angas Scott is worth more to the world than many anxious efforts of diplomatists.
The German Chancellor was anxious to assert his government's commitment to further European unity.
Also, children with depressed moms may be drowsy, passive, more temperamentally difficult, irritable, less able to tolerate separation, and more afraid or more anxious than children of nondepressed mothers. You Raising Your Child
He is anxious to show that the negativism and nihilism of gang life could be transformed into more positive directions. The Times Literary Supplement
We were all anxious for news.
The Prime Minister said: "I am anxious that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property
IMAGINE that you are a teacher of Roman history and the Latin language, anxious to impart your enthusiasm for the ancient world – for the elegiacs of Ovid and the odes of Horace, the sinewy economy of Latin grammar as exhibited in the oratory of Cicero, the strategic niceties of the Punic Wars, the generalship of Julius Caesar and the voluptuous excesses of the later emperors. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
With a contemplative bite of her lip, Mrs Bennet finally answered the anxious and bumbling Collins.
She subsequently attended the genetic counselling clinic, and was very anxious about the situation.
I suppose that when I saw Dora in the garden and pretended not to see her, and rode past the house pretending to be anxiously looking for it, I committed two small fooleries which other young gentlemen in my circumstances might have committed — because they came so very natural to me. David Copperfield
She stopped short; and then added shyly, with a kind of anxiousness in her wide dark gaze: "An expression, ma'am -- for Heaven. V. V.'s Eyes
While people may be sceptical about politicians who moralise, they are anxious to see them display integrity and principle.
Meanwhile, with the independent schools application results due out any day, parents face an anxious wait.
The small courtyard is also crowded with anxious relatives and concerned neighbours.
Lena's heavy face drew into anxious, grotesque wrinkles at this kind of talk, and he visited the uplying pasture more and more frequently. Hillsboro People
We see an anxious looking woman hurrying along a busy street.
Is the person so anxious about dirt that this is reflected in their brain activity? EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings
She was anxious to allay any suspicion that she had married for money.
WATCH: Lorenzo's Oil (1992), in which anxious nondoctor parents Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte do their own research and develop a treatment for their son's rare disease. FlickFilosopher.com
Cliff Waldman, an economist for the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, said high unemployment will keep consumers anxious and keep household and business demand subdued even as a global recovery takes hold.
I am also feeling anxious and insecure and I'm not really sure why.
The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.
He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington.
Although very weak, he was anxious to discuss technical matters, among which were possible revisions to Chapter 6.
Lots of people had already undergone an older, less-reliable treatment called RK (radial keratotomy), but my doctor was anxious to get the word out about the new technique. Nad hen j��c eto
They appear anxious, insecure, cautious, sensitive and quiet, and often react by crying and withdrawing.
Men have employed anxious months in search of that which, in a freak of noctambulation, was hidden by their own hands. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
Managerial employees, anxious about job security and access to vertical mobility, may pressure themselves into working longer hours.
As the days pass, our participants discover and discuss new possibilities of psychophysiological self-regulation - breathing deeply to relax in spite of the anxious anticipation of leading a group for the first time, or to find a calm place from which to encounter memories of family members "martyred" by violence. James S. Gordon: Open Minds, And Warm But Troubled Hearts In Closed Gaza (Pt. 1)
We are anxious to know, how from a pulpy mass of flesh, from a moneron, a creature of one substance, The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880
He is anxious that the Minister would resolves all issues surrounding the delays in payment before he leaves office.
She anxiously put a hand to her bangs, fixing imaginary strays and adjusting the many colored, chunky plastic bracelets on her arm.
When teens are depressed, anxious, insecure, angry, frustrated or just plain feeling crummy inside, they often act out as a way of expressing negative feelings.
I asked her if she really thought dangerous papist ideas were kneaded in with the bread, but she would not listen to my mild "persiflage," and went away rather anxious about my spiritual welfare. Chateau and Country Life in France
They were anxious that aid should be sent promptly.
Their faces look anxious and worried. Times, Sunday Times
I will never, God willing, slay a man in combat; but I am not unanxious to experience on myself the effect of the war-passion, which has had so great an influence on the human race. The Memoires of Barry Lyndon
Her cat mewed at her anxiously and snarled at Cameron, who snarled right back.
Early in that year 1500 he had asked Cesare to stand godfather for his child, and Cesare had readily consented, whereby a certain bond of relationship and good feeling had been established between them, which everything shows Gonzaga most anxious to preserve unsevered. The Life of Cesare Borgia
As I said, when he thinks visitors might be interested in his story, he gets a bit overanxious to show them everything.
The minute you become anxious your breathing becomes more shallow and rapid, increasing your anxiety. PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome
The skin between his eyebrows puckered, furrowing in almost an anxious worriment.
In World War II, anxious bomber crewmembers advised their gunners to use up the entire 27-foot-long machine-gun ammo belt on a persistent target.
Now faces an anxious wait for his place in the summer but the lack of alternatives may play in his favour. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile, local families with loved ones on holiday in southern Asia face an anxious wait for news.
He wore a black shirt and an Indiana Pacers cap, canted low over his taut, anxious face. Gideon’s war
At times like this, most fund managers get anxious, so they de-risk" in order to preserve their capital rather than generate returns, said Mr. Ho, who says his fund is different. Hedge-Fund Curbs Add to Asia's Market Tumult
The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
He seemed anxious about the meeting.
I'm very anxious about your arrival.
Many people are puzzled by us, and their anxious befuddlement translates into crude stereotyping or, unconsciously perhaps, a refusal to see us at all. Where are all the lesbians?
When we are rushed, tense and anxious we speed up ageing. The Sun

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