be agitated
Example Sentences
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"I worry that if the patient appears to be agitated, you have to restrain them, but you cannot easily do it alone," she said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022
“He appeared to be agitated and angry,” Rosenwasser said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
It can have “hyperactive” or “hypoactive” features, meaning that patients may be agitated or drowsy, or may move between these states.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2020
The man is placated, but he’ll be agitated further when he happens upon her entertaining the aforementioned filmmaker.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2020
But when the final separation took place she made no attempt at self-control; never heeding the physician's warning that the excitable child must not be agitated in any way.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von