twitchy

Example Sentences

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One risk belongs in every model: High-torque actuators depend on rare-earth magnets, and China controls roughly 90% of magnet processing, a chokepoint that recent export-licensing changes have already made twitchy.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Most objectionable may be the central character, frustrated film director Ben Braxton, played with twitchy tetchiness by Hamish Linklater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“I feel twitchy again, you know, I just feel good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The review for the catch behind off Overton was optimistic and gave umpire Kumar Dharmasena time to get twitchy about the light.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

And then the drummer kicks in with a fast twitchy beat.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli