How to Use angst in a Sentence

angst

noun
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  • There’s only space for a glimpse at each kind of angst.
    — Vulture, 27 Nov. 2022
  • What was the point of all that angst and self-punishment if this was all for naught?
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • David Crosby had a way of putting social angst into lyrics that have stood the test of time.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Just as there are times when joy and smiles should be shown to everyone, so are there times of pain and angst.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The hair choice was edgy and fresh, channeling that teenage angst into her look.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 2 July 2023
  • Check the schedule for the free Sedona Shuttle to spare any parking angst.
    — Stephanie Stephens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • That may sound like the angst of a guy who’s still disgruntled at losing his job.
    — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • In the film, he’s voiced by Andy Samberg, who really plays up that angst.
    — Richard Newby, Vulture, 12 June 2023
  • Even Chip and Joanna Gaines aren't immune to a little teen angst.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • At times, the film feels like a musical nightmare full of sadness and raw angst.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
  • But to answer the question in a different way, in Season 2 there’s a lot of angst.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the end, after four years of angst, grief, longing, and growth, Devi and the rest of the Sherman Oaks crew embarked on their new lives.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2023
  • As Golden State’s lead swelled in the fourth quarter, the crowd’s angst turned to resignation.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • This angst marks a new chapter in Vazquez's story at FC Cincinnati.
    — The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The ‘90s was a time of manufactured angst, and nobody wanted to be a victim in a song.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
  • The lyric has this tension and angst that's married to the melody with the signature guitar riffs woven all through it.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Viewers of the show can expect more angst in the new season when a climate disaster hits the town.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But then, such angst is not atypical for Democrats in an election year.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Some of this is simply the emotional angst any parent feels about their first child leaving the nest.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The source of so much holiday angst is good gift intentions gone bad.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • What’s the vibe?: An ode to old-school hip-hop, with grunge, alt-rock, and punk influences adding extra layers of angst.
    — Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Anybody with enough angst to destroy a rug while trying to write is a writer.
    — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • At times, Udu barked or screamed into the mic for emotional effect, the lyrics garbled in a burst of post-teenage angst.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The angst queen does it again with this shattering tale of healing and redemption.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The story was also much less cowabunga and more teen angst.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Nothing else quite captured the angst of not knowing how your own story would turn out.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There is no shortage of angst stirring about the Nov. 5 presidential election here in the U.S.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Paradoxically, the angst reflects too much of a good thing.
    — Josef Joffe, Time, 1 Dec. 2022
  • There will be no web-slinging here, but plenty of adolescent angst and eye-rolling.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • To decrease the internal angst of such a worry, the individual may need to check the stove to make sure it's been turned off.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023

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