panicky
Example Sentences
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The example is from Ozu’s 1929 “Days of Youth,” in which a suitor gets paint on his hand, knows it, and gets panicky trying to hide it from his would-be sweetheart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
In fact, cash levels remained unaltered from March at 4.3%, still some way off the panicky highs of 4.8% in April 2025 and 6.3% in October 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Diving supplies, stratospheric prices, and rules and regs for who could buy how much gas and when sent Americans into panicky buying habits.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Spending by higher income Americans coupled with lavish and almost panicky spending on AI infrastructure and resources is likely to drive the stock market through the end of the year,” she said.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
My heart raced as a hundred panicky thoughts battled for the top spot.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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