febrile

Example Sentences

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The rationale is understandable given the current febrile markets, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

HHV-6B infects roughly 90 percent of children by age two and is best known for causing roseola infantum -- or "sixth disease" -- the most common cause of febrile seizures in young children.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

In his resignation statement he referenced "the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times".

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Late at night, when crowds of rowdy proles roamed the streets, the town had a curiously febrile air.

From "1984" by George Orwell