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Recent Examples of twitchy Hoult does a good job of giving you a sweaty, twitchy everyguy torn between wanting to protect himself and his family, and feeling compelled to not simply convict someone out of a sense of self-preservation. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 Our feline hero, a skinny grey cat with wide saucer eyes and a twitchy suspicion of any and all other species, barely manages to escape a pack of hungry dogs before being caught up in a cataclysmic flood. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2024 After all, facial swelling isn’t as common as, say, a twitchy eyelid. Katie Camero, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024 The balance between witty humor and monster mayhem is perfectly calibrated, with John Goodman bringing the laughs as a gregarious exterminator and Jeff Daniels providing twitchy paranoia as a small-town doctor with an intense phobia of all things arachnid. Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for twitchy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitchy
Adjective
  • Many young children will be fidgety sitting at a desk for a long period of time, so this can help.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
  • Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Rather than being concerned that Musk has too much influence over the president-elect, Jayapal should be worried about who’s making decisions for the current president.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Gift recipients are much less worried about when the gift arrives.
    Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • That could be especially helpful for passengers who are nervous about being on a ship.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Others may be nervous about overusing sanctions, as Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, was.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His words speak to an anxious, ongoing need not just to entertain, but to distract, to overact, to keep the audience unmoored, all in an effort to hide deep and intractable feelings of inadequacy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Pro tip from a family travel writer: Booking a room or suite with Club Lounge access will be a major highlight and time-saver for families who don’t want to wait for a table with antsy kids.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Watching from behind the defensive side of the line, Davis grew antsy.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024

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“Twitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitchy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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