How to Use shaky in a Sentence

shaky

adjective

• Her commitment to the cause seems shaky.
• Their marriage is on shaky ground.
• She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.
• The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.
• The trust between the palace and the public seems shaky.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
• One of the bridges was a shaky swing bridge, 250 feet high.
  — Sadie Dingfelder, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2021
• On the way up, the ladies do have a ladder — rusty and shaky.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
• After a shaky start to the year, that was enough to send stocks back off to the races.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
• Williams was still a bit shaky on the rotations in the first half.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• In the hospital, the chemo and cancer left the dancer shaky.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
• Things were starting to look shaky at the start of the second half.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• The bullpen was a bit shaky, but the starters were reliable.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• By the mid-1960s, the bridge was still standing but shaky from flood and avalanche damage.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2022
• That foundation is shaky now, and all the bricks are about to fall on Blake.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Still, even with a shaky call, that run should never get out of the gates for 53 yards.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
• And the beginnings of the Lanvin Group have been shaky.
  — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022
• The pitching staff is still a bit shaky, and there’s some holes in the lineup that need to be filled.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
• The Raiders are 2-4 over their last six games, with the wins coming over New York’s two shaky teams.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• In the shaky footage, the two men can be seen standing in the doorway, each with a hand on the hammer.
  — Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
• There, too, Karst and Jones claim some of the evidence is shaky.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2023
• Much like Noren, Mitchell has produced a shaky start to the 2023 season.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• The Ducks capitalized on a shaky Utes bullpen in the eighth.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2022
• His shirt was untucked, his hair messy, and his voice shaky.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2022
• The left-hander got off to a shaky start with a leadoff walk and a balk in the first that helped the Rangers take a 1-0 lead.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 20 May 2022
• In recent years, the moral high ground has gotten a bit shaky.
  — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021
• The shaky footage, posted by @jiaaaaaas, was captured from the 29th floor of a hotel in Bangkok.
  — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
• Clubs have been on shaky ground since the pandemic hit in March 2020.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022
• Huntley overcame a shaky start to lead the Ravens to a 6-0 halftime lead.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• The onetime bulletproof group of stocks, called the Mag 7, for the first time in over two years look shaky.
  — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
• Now, though, the vibes have flipped: American stocks are way down, growth projections are shaky, and the dollar is losing value.
  — Miles Bryan, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025