How to Use worry in a Sentence

worry

1 of 2 verb
  • We didn't want you to worry.
  • It doesn't seem to worry him that rain is in the forecast.
  • His poor health worries me.
  • We didn't tell you about the accident because we didn't want to worry you.
  • When they didn't call after two hours, we began to worry.
  • Don't make your parents worry.
  • They were fine. We needn't have worried.
  • Don't worry. You'll be fine.
  • Even then, you were told not to worry.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
  • Childs worried this could go south fast.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If this is news to you, don’t worry.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But that wasn’t what worried him most.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t even worry about union fees.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This time, there was no need to worry.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The signs are loud, don’t worry.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Don't worry about the large amount though.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That was one less scary thing to worry about.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t worry about who’s out there.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Don't worry too much about our hero, though.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If eggs aren’t your thing, don’t worry.
    — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • With so much to worry about, parental stress has reached a fever pitch.
    — Juli Fraga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • And thank you for all the love and care and worry and all that stuff.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
  • And there are worrying signs the test may come.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Just cancel all that out and just worry about the present.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
  • You guys won’t have to worry about it anymore.
    — Eric Adler march 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Adding guilt and worry to your plate is rarely self serving.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Homer worries they were stolen to be sold at an auction.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There won't be any rain to worry about today.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no need to worry about the hood blocking your view.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Tell your father to just pay me back and don’t worry about it.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026

worry

2 of 2 noun
  • His only worry right now is getting to the airport on time.
  • His high blood pressure is cause for worry.
  • Our greatest worry is that she'll get lost.
  • His mother's health is a constant worry.
  • She finally ended months of worry over her credit card debt when she finished paying off her bill.
  • And to me, that is a big worry.
    — Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But there was no cause for worry.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Boob sweat is the very least of your worries.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the least of his worries.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But the key is to put that worry to work.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The worst-case worries may not come to pass.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • All the joy of that, and the worry about it.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No worries, and no need to deal with it.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • With this thought, a new sort of worry sets in.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Sit on the porch for a spell and swing your worries away.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • The one worry, though, is where the goals will come from.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • But those sorts of worries will have to be set aside on this day.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • By June, their worry hit a peak.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Still, the cost is the least of Lear’s worries.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The first 24 hours at home were filled with worry.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Want to take one major worry off your list?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • A lot of those worries get released with age.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But what happens next is the big worry.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Her big worry is not the aliens themselves but the gore.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And that was the end of her worry about the paintings.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Please don't tell Mom-she'll worry.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • The worry is not the best paper.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Yet that has not eased worries in some corners.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • High prices are not his only worry.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • These days, her main worry is the rising cost of health care.
    — Mark Miller, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

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