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• It’s also facing angst over a tech-powered future and fighting to stay culturally dominant.2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry streaming
• A bit more angst than schmoopiness, but the underlying feelings are very well communicated.1999 April 3, | vlbb | [username], “Re: Slash Suggestions?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet). From the entry schmoopiness
• Another night of pressure and angst is guaranteed, but there's nowhere else on earth these people would rather be.2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport. From the entry nowhere else
• The viral musical parody superstars changed the lyrics of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" to reflect parental angst about "Maycember."2024 May 31, Rosie Colosi, “Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager Find 'Maycember' Stressful As Parents”, in Today.com, archived from the original…. From the entry Maycember
• And by "pretty good" I mean "angst and bittersweet feels".2017 August 27, Alicorna, Reddit. From the entry Solasmancer
• Ayers said, “about their angst, their anger, their fear.”2009 January 21, Brian Stelter, “In 2009, Layoffs Is the Business to Be In”, in New York Times. From the entry postlayoff
• Warnings on the series: Contains post-Emily angst.1998 August 3, JenRose [username], “New! Facing Janus chap 5 (actually a repost, but hey...)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet). From the entry schmoopiness
• For all her nihilistic angst, Nora assumes her sitter duties like a real Mary Poppins, making sure Johm's little jacket is zipped to the chin.2024, Baron Ryan, A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories, Blackstone Publishing, page 90. From the entry Mary Poppins
• On some nights, I want a good long, juicy 70k word slowburn, mutual pining, angst (with a happy ending, of course, I'm not a monster).2021, Aditi Dubey, “Considering Fanfic”, in Rabbit Hole, number 1, Australian National University, page 33. From the entry slow burn
• Husemann thought they had the sort of Radioheadish teen angst that would work well in Germany and wanted to see the band play live.2010, Mark Beaumont, Out Of This World - The Story of Muse. From the entry Radioheadish
• Oh, and schmoop - this chapter's got a great heap of schmoop, but there'll be plenty of angst as well, not to fear.2003 July 2, nik_cleo [username], “[atxc-pi] NEW: Life's Little Quirks, Part Three -R- (1/1)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet). From the entry schmoop
• The absolute apex of teen angst.2002, Jeffrey Rowland, “Day 2 (The Slagathors)”, in Wigu Adventures, page 58. From the entry apex
• The nature of blocos today reflects the angst and rage many in the country feel, said Amanda Salles, 30, who dances in several blocos across Rio.2020 February 26, Ernesto Londoño, “'Like a Scream of Resistance': Rio’s Carnival in Bolsonaro's Brazil”, in The New York Times, archived…. From the entry bloco
• If that’s not enough carbs to soothe your angst, the restaurant will throw in dessert — tiramisu, gelato or angel-food cake with strawberries — for an additional charge.2020 March 27, Molly Gilmore, “Pellegrino’s and Lemon Grass keep the takeout food coming”, in The Olympian, volume 130, number 27, page 3W. From the entry angel-food cake
• There are moments of profound existential angst, howls of despair at the absurd futilities of war and a sneering disgust at the soul-destroying wastage of human potential.2009 September 5, Robert Clark, “Exhibition preview: Goya: Fantasies, Follies And Disasters, Manchester”, in Guardian. From the entry futility
• Introduced as the bad boy of American letters, the brattiest of the Brat Pack that included Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz and other chroniclers of young Reagan-era angst, Mr.2005 August 7, Edward Wyatt, “Bret Easton Ellis: The Man in the Mirror”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry Brat Pack
• Just as lorevolution's de-ranking of human attributes brought about equality among humans, the de-ranking of moral values brought about the global state of angst we now find ourselves in.2000, Richard Barker, Steering Evolution, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry de-rank
• Even the most outrageous minxes lose their nerve, wrestling with the first twinges of existential angst: fears of dying alone and being found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian.1996, Helen Fielding, “Wednesday, 4 January”, in Bridget Jones’s Diary, London: Penguin Books, published 1999 (2010 printing), →ISBN. From the entry minx

Meaning of angst

1. noun Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
2. noun A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
3. noun Fiction focusing on characters experiencing strong emotions and conflicts with other characters.

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How do you use angst in a sentence?

Angst is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Harry's adolescence is theatrical and gaudy, and many of its key scenes have a lurid and camp quality that is appropriate to the exaggerated mood-shifting and self-dramatizing of teen angst.”

What is a short sentence with angst?

“The absolute apex of teen angst.”

What does angst mean?

Angst means emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.