We had an anxious time of it when I was a boy.

For those who stood in doubt, it was an anxious time.

"It has just added to what is already an anxious time for parents and children."

Poor dear Tom had an anxious time of it, however.

August in an election year is, by definition, an anxious time on the floor of the House.

It was an anxious time for the people of Israel.

He was growing bored with the whole business and at the same time anxious to play the part which had been set him.

The summer before college is a notoriously anxious time for students.

For many women, it is the most anxious time of pregnancy.

These are anxious times when it comes to identity questions.