Examples of antsy in a Sentence
he was feeling understandably antsy about the tax audit
after a few minutes in the formal restaurant, the kids got antsy
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The Clippers started clawing their way back with Bennedict Mathurin, Dalano Banton and Isaiah Jackson leading an 11-2 run to make things a little antsy.
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
According to Bloomberg, analysts are already antsy about increasing prices scaring away customers, particularly as the cost of living continues to rise.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
By the end of last season, Porter felt antsy.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
On Thursday mornings, my high school’s upper grades gathered in our meetinghouse—a spartan, Italianate-style building whose wooden benches bore the etchings of a century and a half of antsy pencils and fingernails—and, for an hour, sat in near-total silence.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
According to Bloomberg, analysts are already antsy about increasing prices scaring away customers, particularly as the cost of living continues to rise.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
By the end of last season, Porter felt antsy.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
On Thursday mornings, my high school’s upper grades gathered in our meetinghouse—a spartan, Italianate-style building whose wooden benches bore the etchings of a century and a half of antsy pencils and fingernails—and, for an hour, sat in near-total silence.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Antsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antsy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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