stir-crazy

Example Sentences

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“Everyone had this bit of a stir-crazy cabin-fever vibe going.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Maggi and his wife bought the house in 2020, when they and their adult children were going stir-crazy amid the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

In 2021 and 2022, American consumers, stir-crazy from COVID-19 lockdowns and armed with government relief checks, went on a spending spree, ordering furniture, sports equipment and other goods.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

“I’m trying to find the balance between not going stir-crazy and physical health risk,” she said.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

But we’re going to go stir-crazy, get more and more miserable.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes