Examples of jittery in a Sentence
I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
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The dislocation, the way conspiracy theories were passed around like notes in school, the jittery feeling of wanting to grab life with both hands and never let go, has never faded from my memory.
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Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Without stabilization, handheld footage has a jittery, jumpy look, but Active Mode effectively smooths it out.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead, Billy cheats on her and Gavin keeps doubling down on their scam, which gives the movie’s second half its jittery momentum.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
Peterson was the SoCon Player of the Year and is a fast, jittery guard who can make 3s.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Without stabilization, handheld footage has a jittery, jumpy look, but Active Mode effectively smooths it out.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Instead, Billy cheats on her and Gavin keeps doubling down on their scam, which gives the movie’s second half its jittery momentum.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
Peterson was the SoCon Player of the Year and is a fast, jittery guard who can make 3s.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jittery. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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