How to Use shaky in a Sentence

shaky

adjective
  • Her commitment to the cause seems shaky.
  • Their marriage is on shaky ground.
  • She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.
  • The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.
  • His track record is shaky, though.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That’s where the fact‑checking gets shaky.
    — Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
  • His lines were shaky and all over the place.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s the Fifties, in case your math is shaky.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
  • Now, that future is on shaky ice.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But Nam's life as a traitor seems shaky at best.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Oil prices were likewise shaky.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • After a shaky first goal, he was locked in.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But no wins and shaky driving stats sealed his fate.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • So, how can the shaky two-week ceasefire hold?
    — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • On the way up, the ladies do have a ladder — rusty and shaky.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Also, Vladar looked shaky in this game.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fish with jig and pigs or plastic worms on a drop=shot rig or shaky head jig.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Down the stretch, though, Thompson’s work was shaky.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And among its problems has been a shaky infield.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The ceasefire remains shaky on its sixth day.
    — NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The whole industry is staked on a shaky metaphor.
    — Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Williams was still a bit shaky on the rotations in the first half.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In recent years, the moral high ground has gotten a bit shaky.
    — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Things were starting to look shaky at the start of the second half.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Likewise, romance is on shaky ground as well.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 June 2026
  • But more broadly speaking, it’s been a shaky year.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Luukkonen looked shaky on three of the four goals allowed.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Logan starts to get a little shaky on his feet with some close calls.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Most have just arrived, still shaky from fleeing their homes.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • After a shaky start to the year, that was enough to send stocks back off to the races.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023

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