restless

Example Sentences

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In the studio and in meetings, Shulman has the restless energy of a kid—pacing around a room or fidgeting with a piano keyboard or bass guitar—combined with the intellectual affect of a quant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"Imagine, without sleep, my child was restless all night," Quinones said.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The chimney, says Akashi, is “a kind of restless object. It only functions with a home.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

But today Iran’s proxies are weakened, its economy is fragile, its population is restless and its leadership is superannuated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

I could feel Twig getting restless behind me, could hear the swish-swish of her coat as she fidgeted, but thenDari said, “Twig and I will wait by the glass doors. You take your time.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller