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in panic vs in a panic

Both 'in panic' and 'in a panic' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In panic' is used to describe a state of panic without specifying a particular panic event, while 'in a panic' is used to describe being in a state of panic due to a specific event or situation.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1331 views

in panic

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a state of panic without specifying a particular panic event.

This phrase is used to describe a general state of panic or anxiety without referring to a specific cause or event.

Examples:

  • She was in panic after hearing the news.
  • The crowd was in panic as the fire spread.
  • He often found himself in panic before public speaking.
  • The sudden noise threw everyone in panic.
  • The uncertainty left them in panic.
  • Perhaps she became frightened, ran off in panic.
  • People are in panic and running!
  • Beverley is in panic because hairdresser appointment ran over.
  • The church was in panic after Dad's disappearance.
  • Yesterday, your wife came to us in panic and said that your cow was dead.
  • But these things are not done in panic.
  • A source for AsiaNews in Mosul adds that 'Christians are living in panic and have begun fleeing from the city'.
  • A counter-terrorism policy conceived in panic is far too likely to invade private lives and erode public freedoms.
  • The bank's management react in panic to the revelations, and, in a desperate move, force the Icelandic judiciary to resort to extreme measures.
  • To achieve a more "natural" effect, guns were fired in the air to induce people to flee in panic.
  • Do you suppose we should we be flapping our hands in panic
  • After the Buddha has fallen, the guards will be in panic! I haven't failed!
  • You killed fat Ralphie in panic, then you tried to run out.
  • See if I couldn't make the offspring reveal itself, in panic.
  • The initial dose in panic disorder studies was 37.5 mg/ day for 7 days.
  • This was a simple exercise in thuggery by an administration acting in panic.
  • You, on the other hand, are drowning, grabbing every branch that passes in panic.
  • Even healthy hearts are already in panic mode, pumping harder to supply oxygen to our brains.
  • After some time in panic, the hostage starts to seek the trust and friendship of the kidnapper.
  • I don't know about you, but here on Planet Serious I'm officially in panic mode.

Alternatives:

  • in a panic
  • panicked
  • panicking
  • feeling panicked
  • overwhelmed by panic

in a panic

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe being in a state of panic due to a specific event or situation.

This phrase is used to describe a state of panic or anxiety caused by a particular event or situation.

Examples:

  • She was in a panic when she realized she had lost her keys.
  • The students were in a panic before the exam.
  • He was in a panic trying to meet the deadline.
  • The dog was in a panic during the thunderstorm.
  • The passengers were in a panic when the plane hit turbulence.
  • Now even you are in a panic.
  • And it has Christmas shoppers in a panic.
  • I didn't know the town at all I was totally lost, in a panic, and a young man helped me.
  • She told me that when she was with you, she would wake up at night in a panic, thinking, "Is this all there is?"
  • I don't want anyone consuming contaminated food stuffs in a panic.
  • I saw him come out of the building in a panic.
  • I wake up every two hours in a panic.
  • Joe calls me in a panic.
  • The country's in a panic.
  • By this time, the galaxy was in a panic.
  • Evan's in a panic over this.
  • And then Steckler himself calls me in a panic, says cops are all over the place.
  • I was in a panic on the drive over until Eddie called to tell me he'd moved Rosa and Carmen's kid out the night before.
  • A second deadly suicide bombing, this time at the Langley Oaks Mall has D.C. and citizens of every city in a panic.
  • I just... I can't. I get in a panic.
  • And Laurent stabs Sean with a screwdriver in a panic to protect his secret.
  • The producers are in a panic, Always hovering, Whispering in the director's ear.
  • You were the one who called me in a panic.
  • But then one day, he came back to the lab in a panic.
  • Why was Lord Sinderby in a panic?

Alternatives:

  • in panic
  • panicked
  • panicking
  • feeling panicked
  • overwhelmed by panic

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