restlessness
Example Sentences
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In “Q,” Ms. Watson, who teaches philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, suggests that “we live in a world that wants, needs and values answers with ever-increasing restlessness and urgency.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He's an unlikely music sensation, whose rootsy songs of restlessness and belonging captured TikTok's Gen Z romantics.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
His restlessness, be it musical, culinary or otherwise cultural, took him to San Francisco and New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Depression was assessed through a questionnaire asking about depressed mood, disinterest, restlessness or lethargy during the previous two weeks.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
There was restlessness in the air now, as if we had all packed everything too quickly and too well and we needed something else to do.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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