twitchy

Example Sentences

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Soon after, twitchy soldiers defending Los Angeles unleashed a barrage of antiaircraft fire at what was later suspected to be a stray weather balloon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He describes Paul's power as "twitchy… the kind where you think, 'oh, he's caught me there'."

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

When Dave once returned home after a lengthy hospital stay, he was twitchy and exhausted but unable to sleep.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

He was extremely twitchy, jumping every time someone spoke to him.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling