How to Use agitated in a Sentence

agitated

adjective

• Has anything been accomplished, other than a more agitated fan base?
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• 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 Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
• The man appeared agitated as three officers circled him, with one officer radioing for a Taser.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018
• When he was refused this, the passenger grew increasingly agitated.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
• Fenderson, who had not been banned from the store, refused to identify himself and became agitated by officer’s questions, city lawyers said.
  — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, 1 May 2018
• The video shows a crowd watching the capturing of the agitated animal, who was then taken to a gator processing facility.
  — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2018
• When prosecutors spoke, Mr. Cohen sometimes looked agitated, shaking his head or scribbling notes to his lawyers.
  — Nicole Hong, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2018
• The homeless woman who spoke only Burmese became agitated as police took a statement from the homeless man who spoke only Spanish.
  — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
• And neighborhood groups have become increasingly agitated about the blight and chaos stemming from sprawling encampments.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, latimes.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• 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

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024