How to Use hyperactivity in a Sentence
hyperactivity
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My hyperactivity was so pronounced, my parents couldn’t keep a babysitter for more than a few weeks at a time.
—Juneameliarose, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2020
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Most women’s hyperactivity is in their brains, not in their bodies.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
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These chews are made to help dogs cope with their everyday stress and hyperactivity; ideal for fireworks, storms or car rides.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Some of it’s his fault, for sure, the effect of undisciplined hyperactivity.
—Barton Swaim, Twin Cities, 25 May 2017
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There are tips to support hyperactivity as well as distractibility in and out of the classroom.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Apr. 2021
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Some clinical studies have found a link between their use and hyperactivity in children.
—Alan Greenblatt, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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But on the subject of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, that is where the agreement ends.
—Ryan D'agostino, Esquire, 27 Mar. 2014
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Chad moves stiffly through the world, swinging from bouts of loud hyperactivity to a muttery, almost physical self-effacement.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021
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The hyperactivity that can have kids whizzing around the classroom or refusing to wait their turn in games and queues often shows up as restlessness and fidgetiness in adults.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
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Over time, regardless of gender, inattention tends to persist while the hyperactivity seems to decline with age.
—Lisa MacLean, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2017
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The actor’s chaos energy and angular hyperactivity could’ve made for an alien, bizarro-world Biden.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2021
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For instance, researchers have described a rise in hyperactivity and learning delays among children.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2022
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All three have autism, and one has severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Cats under the influence of catnip may roll around, dart across the room, flip over, and exhibit general hyperactivity.
—Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 7 Dec. 2019
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Some research has linked synthetic dyes to hyperactivity and restlessness in certain kids.
—Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Sep. 2025
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In a story full of low points and regret, this scene — low on hyperactivity, high on sentiment — capably depicts something close to rock bottom.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2021
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This hyperactivity drives the release of cytokines which, in their normal state, control the growth and activity of blood and immune system cells.
—Richard Marfuggi, STAT, 22 Dec. 2022
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Three-year-old Afia had a severe speech impairment along with acute attention deficit hyperactivity problems.
—Eam Asaduzzaman and Shababa Iqbal, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2018
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Several dyes have been linked to hyperactivity and behavioral problems in children or have been shown to cause cancer in mice or rats -- but none have shown to cause cancer in humans.
—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Pee-wee’s hyperactivity matched his visual maximalism, though; Torres has a deadpan stillness at odds with his twink-from-space look.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
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More than two dozen studies around the world have linked a pregnant person's frequent use of acetaminophen to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in their child.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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In the third grade, still unable to read, he was diagnosed as having dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
—Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
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More than two dozen studies worldwide have linked a pregnant person's frequent use of acetaminophen to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in their child.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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There are other flashes of seriousness and thus beauty amid the hyperactivity of Hastie’s staging.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Then the George Floyd protests of 2020 jolted the group into hyperactivity.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
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While Hernández's husband works and locates supplies during the day, the young mother can hardly manage the hyperactivity and fussiness of her girls.
—Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
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While Hernández’s husband works and locates supplies during the day, the young mother can hardly manage the hyperactivity and fussiness of her girls.
—Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
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Some studies have found that in people who hallucinate, there’s a sort of sensory hyperactivity, which suggests that the image signal is increased.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 May 2023
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But why the piano tumped up against the tree, or the four upstage telescopes, or the big gyroscopes, or, except to facilitate more hyperactivity, the trampoline?
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
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But this obsessiveness and hyperactivity have resulted in some of the most astounding pieces of local art in the over 20 years Rendón has lived here.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
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