agitate

Example Sentences

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If I wanted to watch a pair of agitated fortysomethings engage in a comically meaningless tangle, I would hit the parking lot at a travel soccer tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He was very hyped up and agitated,” said Chamberlain, a Newport Beach resident who spends half the year in the bustling coastal town in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

From Los Angeles Times

A major work stoppage that has agitated the nation’s largest not-for-profit medical provider for nearly a month is set to end following productive negotiations, labor leaders said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

A pair of activist shareholders are agitating for big changes at travel companies just as spring and summer travel season is about to start.

From Barron's

Jackson continued to travel, agitate, protest, but the spotlight had moved on.

From Los Angeles Times