Example Sentences

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Some have worried about a repeat of 2022, when bond funds got crushed by rising rates, disappointing many who hoped their fixed-income holdings would act as a ballast to stock-market losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

I needn't have worried that she has had her head turned by LA goodie bags and limos on tap.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Investors have worried that companies in the future will opt to make their own software using AI tools, rather than buy it from providers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

"Those companies would have worried too much about what could go wrong instead of just, like -- I wanted to just show people I've been into the future," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

When I got there, I realized I shouldn’t have worried.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline