plural tizzies
: a highly excited and distracted state of mind
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Examples of tizzy in a Sentence
She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things.
all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
Recent Examples on the Web
Questions about President Joe Biden’s ability to campaign have wealthy donors and Democratic officials in a tizzy.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 July 2024
There, an impromptu Patriot militia, farmers, teens, craftsmen, and adventurers, discrepant in character, whipped General Burgoyne’s army and threw the Brits into a tizzy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 July 2024
Colin returns from months abroad and immediately gets all the girls in a tizzy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Back in April, the statehouse in Phoenix was sent into a tizzy when the high court soberly and correctly ruled that ...
—Jon Gabriel, National Review, 30 May 2024
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 July 2024
There, an impromptu Patriot militia, farmers, teens, craftsmen, and adventurers, discrepant in character, whipped General Burgoyne’s army and threw the Brits into a tizzy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 July 2024
Colin returns from months abroad and immediately gets all the girls in a tizzy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Back in April, the statehouse in Phoenix was sent into a tizzy when the high court soberly and correctly ruled that ...
—Jon Gabriel, National Review, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tizzy
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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tizzy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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