Example Sentences

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She recalls being consumed by franticness: "I was texting literally everyone in my contacts, like, 'what do I do?'"

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

The franticness in Paulina’s voice suddenly made sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

The franticness we felt in the last couple of weeks with our clients has been huge.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

This reboot of the beloved game show, hosted by Leslie Jones, captures the goofy franticness of the original but adds some new games and a bigger prize: $100,000.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2020

Meg tried to keep the franticness out of her voice, trying to sound as drained of feeling as Charles, but nevertheless ending on a squeak.

From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle