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
• 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
• The three gunmen seemed to be getting more agitated by the second.
  — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2024
• 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
• And that voice is booming, stern, and familiar; the kind of voice that would make sense for an agitated ancient god.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022
• Lukas released body cam footage that shows Lockman using a long catch pole to free the agitated wild cat from the car’s innards.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2023
• Sanchez Ramos appears agitated and is rocking back and forth in his seat toward the middle of the trolley.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
• Sloths who become agitated or feel threatened may use their teeth or long nails to cause pain.
  — Caitlin McLean, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
• Among the crowd was an agitated bald guy in his mid-thirties, with a ginger goatee and an earring.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
• The gentleman was becoming more and more agitated as the moments passed, and was not giving up the mic.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
• The letter writer was so agitated that Leno called him.
  — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• The suspect went into the business, ordered food and while the food was being prepared, the suspect became more agitated and verbally abusive toward employees, according to the release.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
• The Tuesday debate was the first time that Trump and Harris had met, and the vice president largely controlled the tenor, goading Trump into agitated responses that contained exaggerations and mistruths.
  — Meg Kinnard, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024