How to Use frantic in a Sentence

frantic

adjective
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  • The girl was frantic with fear.
  • They made a frantic search for the missing child.
  • They were making frantic preparations for the party.
  • But the book’s frantic pace and vivid prose feel true to the artist.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • When Oliveira rose back to his feet, the pace was as frantic.
    — Nolan King, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The game was frantic, soundtracked by the constant noise of the Afghan fans.
    — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • No frantic running to the fridge or pantry mid-process.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The lead-up to the ball was both frantic, and, well, a little ridiculous.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Their speedy jumps looked to the naked eye like frantic fleeing.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • After a frantic hunt, Venus found the idol in the jungle.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • And with all the hustle and bustle and joy can come a bit of frantic stress.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The host then equalized in the 83rd minute courtesy of Andri Guðjohnsen to set up a frantic end to the game.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The frantic beating against the locked door in my mind grew louder.
    — Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024
  • Otusajo led most of the race until Neal made a frantic rally down the home stretch.
    — Anthony Maluso, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Maria Lopez greets the sick, the frantic, the lonely, the grieving relatives, and the mothers-to-be.
    — The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The morning after a snowfall can be frantic, both at home and on the roads.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
  • After a frantic search on the 2024 Golden Globes red carpet, the E!
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the background of those frantic calls was an odd thumping boom like the bass of a rap song turned up too high.
    — Jenny Deam, ProPublica, 31 May 2022
  • The Pirates had a brief first-half lead, then their frantic finish.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2023
  • And her husband, Frédéric Thiébaud, was frantic with stress.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The Davises’ launched a frantic search, but Moe was never seen again.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
  • His signature croak doesn’t mesh well with the frantic nature of the beat.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • To hug for the sake of hugging is as frantic and misguided as punching strangers in the face.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Faces stared back at him: this strange, frantic young man, shouting at them.
    — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Her frantic partner is on the phone, begging a doctor to tell him what to do.
    — Christen Hammock Jones / Made By History, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 2018 Jessie Diggins won a frantic race at the end of the cross-country team sprint to give the United States its first gold medal in the event.
    — Les Carpenter, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The girls field her frantic calls, often en route to their low-wage summer jobs.
    — Heller McAlpin, NPR, 22 May 2024
  • For many people, this will be a week of frantic last-minute shopping.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Thirteen others were injured in a frantic rush to flee the train.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 13 May 2022
  • The frantic buzzer-beater kickstarted a rule debate spanning most of the offseason.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2024

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