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
• 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
• Things were starting to look shaky at the start of the second half.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• 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
• 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
• The Fuel looked shaky on their offense when guriyo was on Ashe.
  — Dallas News, 2 June 2022
• Throughout the match, the crowd buoyed Williams along, through a shaky start and unforced errors.
  — Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
• On shaky legs, the calf eventually made it to his hooves.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 19 Oct. 2023
• The 54-hole leader got off to a shaky start with a bogey at the first and didn’t make his first birdie until the eighth hole.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 15 May 2022
• The means by which the STF assumed this power in the first place, appear to be on shaky legal ground.
  — David Unsworth, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Aid for Ukraine, by contrast, is stalled in Congress, and the West’s unity is shaky.
  — Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
• Chapman has helped stabilize the back end of Texas’ shaky bullpen.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
• That’s bad news for the companies who built their brands on the shaky ground the earthquake of Covid-19 left behind.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 July 2022
• The defense was shaky and Plesac wasn’t that good either.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
• Against a shaky Seahawks defense, the Cardinals should be able to move the football, especially on the ground.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024