How to Use choppiness in a Sentence
choppiness
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The choppiness was related to the large number of events on the field in the last month.
—Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
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In response to this choppiness, the chain launched a $1 Your Way menu in December.
—Alicia Kelso, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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With such choppiness, the question became, what team would find a rhythm.
—Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2021
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For hardcore gamers with the right gear, higher hertz specs mean smoother motion with less choppiness.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2021
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And the choppiness is a key characteristic of the stock market climbing a wall of worry.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 4 June 2022
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But there was a choppiness too from one section to the next, and a lack of cohesion among the scenes that prevented a deeper impression.
—Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, 1 July 2018
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That would suggest choppiness for stocks in the coming months, analysts say.
—Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
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To be fair, crypto markets have long been defined by choppiness.
—Paul Vigna, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2019
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His first game in Philadelphia as manager of the 1–4 Phillies attested to the choppiness of his wake.
—Tom Verducci, SI.com, 10 Apr. 2018
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Still, Trump is adding a historically high degree of choppiness to the mix, by at least one measure.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2018
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And companies that have this revenue stream may be able to ride its wave until the choppiness elsewhere subsides.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2022
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The latest Treasury data reflect lags and choppiness across the country.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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With neither team wanting to give an inch in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, the intensity, the choppiness, the shoves, and the elbows all heightened.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2021
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The pullback reflects the fact that for all the choppiness in asset markets this year, expectations for earnings growth are still solid.
—Mike Bird, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
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Call quality also suffered a lot of echo and choppiness.
—Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 21 Aug. 2020
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And early next week might bring choppiness and little sense of direction as people get positioned ahead of the Fed meeting.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 11 June 2021
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The Bears spent the spring in an inevitable period of choppiness with stumbles galore and stretches of trial-and-error within their new system.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
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Even after the choppiness in recent days, this return dwarfs the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite, which has recovered by over 100%.
—Joel Litman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
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Later, Montague tried to build software that could simulate a sail’s real-world behavior—accounting for the weight of its mylar, the motion of its boom, the choppiness of the waves.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2019
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There's a choppiness that both Alexa and Google Assistant can have when responding with long or multi-layered answers, but Cortana doesn't have that.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2017
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The corporate environment reflects forces, along with the changing course of global central banks, that could further add to the choppiness of markets.
—Matt Phillips, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
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Zeplain has been preparing for potential longer-term choppiness.
—Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2020
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That means caution is warranted heading into earnings, but short-term choppiness shouldn’t...
—Aaron Back, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2017
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As for the health of the overall marketplace, Gambelli notes that there is still some choppiness, though certain categories are performing better than others.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
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Navy pilots on a routine training mission first noticed unusual choppiness in the water.
—Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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After some choppiness, electric vehicle stocks are hot again.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021
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Investors said some of the choppiness this week has also likely been driven by portfolio repositioning.
—Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021
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And critics expressed concerns about Moderna’s high cash-burn rate and lofty valuation amid recent choppiness in the broader stock market.
—Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018
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The shifts in the U.S. car market reflect a broader choppiness in the economy, where the pricing power companies have enjoyed in recent years is starting to wobble as consumers and businesses pull back on spending.
—Ryan Felton, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
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Meanwhile, investors braced for more choppiness ahead and piled into ultrasafe government bonds.
—Saumya Vaishampayan, WSJ, 10 May 2019
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