fidgets

Example Sentences

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The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

Also, pack some fidgets for lines or mealtimes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

As I looked around the small cabin, I was reminded how visceral humans are, their bodies a collection of constant tics and fidgets.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2021

But Jason’s mother fidgets — crossing her legs, picking up magazines, putting them down, smoothing her short, Hipped-under, brown hair — so she’d be harder to draw.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord