agitated
Example Sentences
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A security guard, watching the flow, offered a relaxed smile as the travelers grew more agitated: “They’re short-staffed. Please be patient.”
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Recall that Gabbard had always agitated against waging preemptive war.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
Arteta invariably cuts an agitated figure on the sidelines.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Others have built better systems internally to share tips across departments, whether about a disgruntled employee or a particularly agitated consumer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
He’d been calm after dinner, but now he was agitated again, pacing and whining constantly.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Vocabulary lists containing agitated
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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