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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Fuel looked shaky on their offense when guriyo was on Ashe.
    Dallas News, 2 June 2022
  • Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat’s 20-year-old rookie center was benched to begin Wednesday’s third quarter after his shaky first half against Zubac.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

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