How to Use restless in a Sentence

restless

adjective

• He started to feel restless and discontent in his job.
• The audience was becoming restless.
• At times, the crowd grew restless and bored, and some left early.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
• Carter pleaded her case above the squeals of a restless baby in the gallery.
  — Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2020
• This news doesn’t quite do the trick in calming my restless mind.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
• Not restless, just wants to lie with you and snuggle up.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 June 2024
• The Eagles have opened the season with two losses and the fans are restless.
  — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2020
• The book opens by calling forth the restless spirit of Mary MacLane.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• The thrill of this movie lies in what's implied not seen and on quick glimpses of restless spirits.
  — Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 21 Sep. 2020
• Even with her slight doll-like frame, Sammi stood out from the throngs of restless kids in T-shirts and shorts.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 3 Oct. 2019
• For Lawrence, the woman is the ever-restless agent of social change.
  — James Wood, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2019
• Though those close to him would like him to move on, Stepp seems restless and eager to talk about the case that put him in the headlines.
  — Washington Post, 30 June 2021
• If the kids get restless, there’s ample room to play catch behind the fences or a toss of cornhole.
  — Bill Higgins, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2019
• As the weeks ticked by, people on the Internet grew restless.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
• The whole process was fairly mundane and often led to restless nights.
  — Sarah Madaus, Allure, 14 Mar. 2024
• But those of us restless at home, worried about the present and even more concerned about the future, need some rays of light.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2020
• The crowd appeared to be restless after over a minute of this, shouting, whistling and booing.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Darius Spencer of San Diego, who spent the night at the airport, played his ukelele to help keep the restless crowd entertained.
  — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• Kamala’s Glock and Camo hats on their own just weren’t enough to sway restless voters in the middle.
  — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
• To prevent this, your jaw may grind back and forth to keep the airway open, which can result in restless sleep.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
• Last year, Woodard’s restless sights turned toward the water.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• The Backstreets is a restless book that shifts freely among various modes.
  — Ed Park, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2022
• Fans are getting restless again in West Texas, never a good sign.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2021
• These restless volcanoes might stay in this state for years or decades.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• Finding the best pillow can take many restless nights (or years!) of testing and maybe even an achy neck here and there.
  — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2021
• But after five years at the firm, Ryoo began to feel restless.
  — Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
• If that sounds like you, keep reading for expert tips on putting your restless bladder to bed, once and for all.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
• The letter comes at a critical point in the strike, as many members have started to grow restless.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
• The war was still more than three months from its conclusion, however, and Sherman was restless.
  — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2024
• Bringing García back makes sense for the Blue Jays, who need to rebuild a depleted bullpen, but his addition doesn’t move the needle for a restless fan base.
  — Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Jan 2025