agitatedly
Example Sentences
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In both books, the reader advances from scene to scene as though balancing on a tightrope, blind to the wider contexts of events and agitatedly aware that disaster could occur at any moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Fumbling with a ballpoint pen and agitatedly clicking it, seeming with each click to adjust his calculation, he finally gripped it and wrote “180” on a small piece of paper.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
The low point of his personal election experience came when he found himself agitatedly firing up his laptop to live-tweet one of the presidential debates.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2016
He sighs, runs his hand agitatedly over his head.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2012
One hand held taut the reins of the horse, who was stomping agitatedly, and another clutched the handle of the ax.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
