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 • Apr. 5, 2023
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 • Feb. 1, 2019
IN August, the federal Highway Trust Fund runs out of money, and Congress is in a dither.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2014
By last week dense mats, some of them strong enough to support a man, covered 15% of the lake, and local scientists were in a dither.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now that “Honest Abe” Lincoln had won the presidency, the South was in a dither.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
