in a dither
Example Sentences
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Center Theatre Group, in a dither after Michael Ritchie’s lackluster tenure, is undergoing a search for its new leader.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think when people are kind of in a dither — ‘whom are we going to get?’ — when a person comes in with that kind of cash I think that it can create an immediate bump,” said Richard Vatz, a professor of rhetoric and communication at Towson University in Towson, Maryland.
From Washington Times
So when director Robert J. Flaherty films his classic documentary “Man of Aran” nearby, the community, dazzled by the prospect of appearing in a Hollywood “fill-um,” is understandably in a dither.
From Los Angeles Times
It put people in their place so fast, I didn't have time to get in a dither about it.
From Washington Post
She has a summer job working at a local seafood eatery, reports the New England press, which is also in a dither over news that a 10-foot hammerhead shark has been spotted in waters just off the Massachusetts island.
From Washington Times
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