How to Use frantic in a Sentence

frantic

adjective

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Owens said there is not one word to sum up the frantic feeling of scrambling to find food for a baby.
  — Fox News, 14 May 2022
• The home team was down by a single run, and there was a frantic, helpless energy in the crowd.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
• Suddenly there was a frantic demand to get up and run for the center door.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• People who had gathered on the hilltop to watch the smoke quickly grew frantic and rushed back to their homes.
  — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
• Hours of frantic searching ended in tragedy when JonBenét’s body was found in the basement.
  — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 Nov. 2024
• Forget the frantic shopping sprees and overpriced gadgets.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024