jumpy

Example Sentences

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“The market is very, very jumpy when it comes to the risks to foreign demand” for Treasurys, said Thomas Simons, a money-market economist for Jefferies in New York.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It doesn’t take much to cause tumultuous stock moves in a market top-heavy with tech shares and jumpy about the prospects for artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Making jumpy decisions when under the cosh is not the way to survive a trial at Tynecastle, but that's what Murray did when bringing down Braga for Shankland's penalty.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

The absence of economic data until the end of the week is likely to make investors jumpy about earnings.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

So many years around the Commandant would make me jumpy too.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir