apprehensively
- a word derived from apprehensive.
Example Sentences
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the centre of attention at the Munich Security Summit, as European leaders wondered apprehensively what tone he would strike in his remarks on Saturday.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
On Friday night she posted a video showing her apprehensively peeking out her front door at the sports car parked in front of the Kellys’ house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Helicopters will drop relief supplies on Wednesday to Indonesian villagers stranded after an earthquake crumpled homes in West Java, while others waited apprehensively to learn the fate of missing relatives.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
And so, I made a new Discord account — I wasn’t out yet and didn’t want this server linked with my main account — and, somewhat apprehensively, followed the link.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
Some of the ghost people were looking up apprehensively, but more of them were staring at Will and Lyra, and then they began to crowd forward.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
