trigger-happy

Example Sentences

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Don’t get trigger-happy and sell because of headlines.

From Barron's

This trigger-happy litigiousness is lampooned in a satirical “60 Minutes” segment in which CBS-style anchors nervously report on protests against “the president, who is a great man.”

From Salon

Few owners are trigger-happy in the first two months and by April and May it's usually too late.

From BBC

Faced with the tightest job market in decades, many have become less trigger-happy with layoffs, even in the face of a cooling economy.

From Reuters

He remained steadfastly Freddy, the opposite of the cynical, traumatized, volatile, trigger-happy TV cop show stereotype.

From Seattle Times