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move restlessly



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We move restlessly from want to want, never discovering any lasting satisfaction.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2015

I move restlessly in my chair, but the discomfort grows until I can’t take it any more.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2013

The children move restlessly between Tom and Jerry cartoons on the television and a computer game on their mother’s laptop.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2010

Lou’s legs move restlessly and he eats a green apple with loud cracking noises, like he’s gnawing rock.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 1, 2010

He would not sit down, preferring to move restlessly from one position to another.

From Thyrza by Gissing, George




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