How to Use agitated in a Sentence

agitated

adjective

• The army of green, white and red stomped, in unison, the way a herd of agitated bison does across the plains.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 June 2019
• As the sun began to dip in the west, the well-wishers grew agitated.
  — Caity Weaver, New York Times, 24 May 2018
• The agitated man, Joaquin Labaut, hollered loudly, threw his hands in the air and refused to get on the ground.
  — David Ovalle and Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 7 June 2018
• The guards, a bit agitated, told us to stop talking with her and move along.
  — Caryl Stern, Marie Claire, 25 July 2018
• But the agitated man appears to ignore the deputy and tries to walk past them.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
• When the child becomes agitated, the dogs are trained to calm them by laying most of their weight on the child.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2019
• Flocks of ducks launched from the water in a flurry of wings and agitated quacks.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 5 Sep. 2019
• In the footage, the water turns cloudy and the crabs become agitated, then subdued.
  — Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
• This has left high-yield bonds are in an agitated state.
  — Erik Sherman, Fortune, 15 July 2019
• The White House had become agitated with the pace of the plasma approval.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• The woman was very agitated and refused to get out of the Nissan.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
• Hitler returned to the beer hall, where the crowd was growing agitated.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
• Franklin appears agitated in the video, pacing next to the bus stop and raising his voice at the police.
  — Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• The chimp would grab her arm and Jennifer would scream and become very agitated.
  — Simon Abrams, Vulture, 23 June 2022
• The thieves, those frightened and agitated boys, want more.
  — Mariana Enriquez, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• Over 26 minutes, as the groomer blows the dog dry and combs his ears, Charlie gets fluffier and much more agitated.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
• The Eagles, being the worst team in the league and whose owner, Bert Bell, had really agitated for a draft, had the first pick.
  — Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• In one case, a patient became agitated in the unit and had to be transferred back to the emergency room.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
• The deputy, clearly agitated, in turn pushed Ujiri back.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 14 June 2019
• The woman would not do so and the man became more agitated, yelling at the woman to tell officers to leave.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
• Carey became agitated and struck Deshuk in the face, the Highway Patrol said.
  — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• Feel the breeze, see the trees, liberate your agitated mind.
  — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2018
• Baxter had asked Howard for help with Miller, who video showed was agitated.
  — Jeff Weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 May 2018
• The three gunmen seemed to be getting more agitated by the second.
  — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2024
• Meanwhile, riders, many of whom had been drinking at the game, got more and more agitated.
  — Fox News, 21 Sep. 2018
• The agitated customer threw a hot cup of coffee on the employee and fled.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• The man became agitated and police were unable to search the panels at that time.
  — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
• Soon after, police arrived ahead of paramedics, and found Sanchez in his room and in an agitated state, the report showed.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2019
• The same goes for big sleep- cycle changes, such as snoozing all day but then being very awake and agitated at night, adds Dr. Chen.
  — Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
• The flight attendant told officials the man became more agitated when he was denied.
  — Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025