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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When Micron’s earnings report came out after markets closed on Wednesday, the story was the same as other times markets have been jittery about AI.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Outside of a jittery first half against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marsch’s Canada have consistently pushed the tempo in the World Cup.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Vincent pursues Jimmy like a homing missile, but the young man is jittery and restless in his own skin up against Jimmy’s shameless self-assuredness.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
By Wednesday morning, a jittery calm had returned.
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Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Outside of a jittery first half against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marsch’s Canada have consistently pushed the tempo in the World Cup.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Vincent pursues Jimmy like a homing missile, but the young man is jittery and restless in his own skin up against Jimmy’s shameless self-assuredness.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
By Wednesday morning, a jittery calm had returned.
—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jittery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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