How to Use concerned to in a Sentence

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  • The Phillies, who were no-hit by the Mets on April 29, didn’t seem at all concerned to be on the wrong side of playoff history.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Based on where the guys are standing, the lava flow isn't likely very large because the guy who doesn't run up the flow doesn't seem concerned to be standing only a few feet away.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2013
  • Although fans may have been concerned to see photographs of Hadid on a yacht in Italy with Hailey Baldwin, it's been reported that the models were working.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 July 2020
  • Some analysts were concerned to see the unemployment rate for Black workers increase in June to 6%, after reaching a low of 4.7% two months earlier.
    Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • If that’s the case, Schor encourages parents who are concerned to make an appointment with a pediatrician.
    Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2020
  • At its core, naturally, the movie is about exalting the importance of family, and teaching all concerned to appreciate those near and dear to them.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Like some in the Indianapolis community, Pompa-Baldi was concerned to hear of the circumstance around Whitfield's death.
    Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust is sufficiently concerned to have requested a meeting with the club’s board.
    Robert Kidd, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • This external shock required all concerned to adjust to a very different mode of teaching and learning — in most cases against their wishes and with decidedly mixed results.
    Michael Hemesath, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Kira Being surprised and concerned to discover your co-worker is filming you at work is understandable.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
  • Craig has been concerned to see national ideas critiquing police enter local politics.
    Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 18 June 2022
  • Speaking of drugs, however, Kasson emphasizes that people looking to get high should not turn to infected cicadas—something that he has been concerned to see discussed in online forums.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 27 May 2021
  • The experiment attracted the attention of a friend and fellow technology artist named Memo Akten, who was concerned to see his climate-conscious friend getting involved in blockchain.
    Gregory Barber, Wired, 6 Mar. 2021
  • As the situation stands, Cobb said, she’s been hearing from constituents who are concerned to see more permits being issued for agricultural wells in areas where water levels are dropping.
    Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2019
  • Republican attacks on her record ranged from concerned to embarrassingly overwrought.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Putin is particularly concerned to present himself as a traditionally masculine male, frequently appearing shirtless and often competing in – and (improbably) winning – athletic competitions, including both ice hockey and judo.
    Michael Blake, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022

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