skittish

Example Sentences

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"Markets can look skittish or confused, but what they're really doing is managing event risk in real time, with oil sitting right at the centre of that."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But the details of the exposure are murky, and investors have grown skittish about banks’ connections to private credit this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Stories of job loss abound within the US Haitian diaspora as some employers become skittish over the uncertainty surrounding TPS.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The younger versions of Noah and Allie, callow and skittish, are laid out in broad strokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

I couldn’t take the risk of jumping on the back of a skittish horse.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss