How to Use twitchy in a Sentence

twitchy

adjective

• In response, the lanky, twitchy Sparks leans back on his heels, squints upward and tastes the air, tucking his thumbs into the waist of his pants like a prospector.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
• Her Lou is twitchy, nervous, unable to trust anything about her life and with good reason.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
• Better a tough, twitchy adjustment than a lot of empty words.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 June 2023
• My dad grimaced during our team’s first game, wiping his twitchy eyes with a bandana.
  — Teresa Strasser, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023
• Led by the twitchy Stuart (Neil Maskell), the hijackers’ intentions aren’t clear, and Sam does his best to dismantle their hold on the plane, bit by bit.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Jane was staring into the refrigerator but came out with twitchy eyes and no food.
  — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• After showing his potential as a twitchy outfielder with a rocket arm, Mays made the team.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
• As a result, and though Edelman might come off twitchy and needy onstage, Just for Us is a special of uncommon confidence.
  — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 May 2024
• The steering is quick and never relaxed on-center, riding a fine line between telepathic and twitchy.
  — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
• The steering is tight without feeling twitchy in all driving situations On the braking front, there are four regen modes.
  — Dan Seifert, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023
• Still, the Sagas convey an ambience thick with twitchy uncertainty.
  — Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
• After the interview, Vance comments on Berger's twitchy reaction to the idea of Ducky’s full autopsy turning up.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
• Every degree of movement in the (nicely weighted) steering translated to movement at the nose without being too twitchy, and the steering ratio has been very well-judged.
  — Peter Nelson, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024
• The steering is tight without feeling twitchy in all driving situations.
  — Dan Seifert, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023
• The throttle felt a little twitchy for my taste, but the company says future versions of the software will include the ability to customize the throttle mapping as well as tweak the ride modes and the firmness of the suspension.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• Garrett followed up on the self-owns by doing a lengthy bit about still looking like a user of hard drugs both physically and because of his twitchy energy, despite being sober for a while .
  — Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• According to Otey, the types of exercises that will help to train athletic movement like sprinting requires bouncy, twitchy force production that puts you on your toes.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
• Other actors picked up Brando’s mannerisms: the twitchy immediacy, the cavalier way with dialogue, an obeisance to the Method, disdain for the press.
  — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
• What kept twitchy Cold War fingers from pulling the nuclear trigger was confidence that an enemy first strike would be detected by radar—and then met by swift retaliation.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• The character became a meme in its own right thanks to its blatantly non-canonical status, mysterious backstory, and odd, twitchy movements.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
• The drones’ lack of GPS and maddeningly twitchy controls meant they were badly buffeted by breezes and would sometimes go zooming off crazily (and perhaps irrecoverably) in response to tiny joystick movements.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2018
• Markets have been twitchy recently on worries that high inflation is proving too difficult to drive down, which could force the Federal Reserve to reaccelerate its hikes to interest rates.
  — Stan Choe, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024