Examples of jittery in a Sentence
I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
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And the real-world interest in conspiracy theories provides a feedback loop for Hollywood to make more of these stories see under: Ryan Coogler developing a new X-Files for these jittery 2020s times — which powers and makes these real-world theories even more fun.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Darvish has handled the October pressure well since his former Rangers colleague, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, advantaged by a rising payroll at a time when Cubs ownership was made jittery by the pandemic, got him ahead of the 2021 season via a lopsided trade.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary, who endured the enmity of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Darvish has handled the October pressure well since his former Rangers colleague, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, advantaged by a rising payroll at a time when Cubs ownership was made jittery by the pandemic, got him ahead of the 2021 season via a lopsided trade.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary, who endured the enmity of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jittery. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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