astir

Example Sentences

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Animal spirits are astir after several decades of hibernation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

News reporters were astir and skipped this curtain scene.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

But there is something astir and it’s called elektrifizierung.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2017

And so it should be little surprise that passions are astir, decades later, over the fate of a mural that memorializes many of the neighborhood’s most treasured sons.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2015

It was just before dawn, with no one astir but a few silent Helpers mopping floors, sweeping walkways, or scaling ladders to scrub mildew from ceilings.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart