Example Sentences

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He said he was "panicking" because Ethan was lying still and "just staring" for a couple of minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

She was panicking because she was aware, even at her tender age, that she was “poor and shall stand in need of something to gain support.”

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

"She was panicking, saying: 'I cannot be late, I cannot be late, mummy' because she wants to make a good impression," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

“The other night I was panicking, as you can kind of see happens a lot, that maybe something like this could happen,” she said, “and Yorgos said to me, ‘Please take yourself out of it.’

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

I thought she was panicking, changing her mind about seeing the cells.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot