choppy

Example Sentences

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Smith said the filly “broke really well but she must have hit herself leaving the gate. She was real choppy and didn’t feel comfortable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

So — no — this reader is not the only one to be rattled, particularly as we are already navigating choppy economic waters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It's a theme that recurs on subsequent tracks - perhaps suggesting that BTS were wary about dipping their toes back into the choppy waters of fame.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Natural gas futures settled fractionally higher in choppy trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Her choppy brown hair was braided down the right side with an eagle’s feather.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan