But we old codgers (meaning anyone not in their teens) sense with much trepidation how close our students are to their graduation... (amle.org)
It was with much trepidation at the end of our talk that I announced that I thought we should go for it. (carolinaparent.com)
At first there was so much trepidation, I was so afraid of wrecking my credit — it was fairly good, but I owed over 40K worth of credit cards due to graduate college and the housing market crash. (moneymanagement.org)