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

As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

Sebastian Roelandse fidgets with headphones and bashfully whispers, “‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Also, pack some fidgets for lines or mealtimes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The sneakandle pops on again, and Elsie fidgets with the dials.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston