Words similar to anxious

Example sentences for: anxious

How can you use “anxious” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In the '80s, Columbia was so anxious to sign Paul McCartney to a new album deal that they offered $20 million.
Lonely and anxious to be used, the condom grows so weary of the wait that he throws away his watch: Either the condom's owner is abstinent, or he's careless.
His three anxious sisters, watching from the ground below, are beginning to turn into trees--their punishment for their brother's hubris.
Arriving with many bags that required anxious waiting, lugging, and shoving, I found myself wishing that modern clothing habits were a bit more Homeric.
Land speculators and locals alike were anxious to own a part of the newest railroad boomtown, and within an afternoon, more than 80 percent of the lots were sold.