antsy

Example Sentences

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He didn’t seem antsy to rush over to the Picnic, hoping to catch the nonexistent Fireball game.

From Literature

The terrific Mr. Baker portrays Leigh with antsy anxiousness thinly masked by a veneer of professional camaraderie—he knows that Jay’s participation is crucial to the success, or maybe existence, of the production.

From The Wall Street Journal

I reveled in the news—and at the same time, I felt antsy to be directly involved with the show.

From Literature

Americans don’t like fraud—they want action to clean it up—though they get antsy at the thought of denied aid.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors are getting antsy about a credit bubble and contagion effects cross the $20 trillion industry.

From Barron's