fidgets
Example Sentences
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Students are encouraged to make use of “calming corners” in each classroom where they can find instructions for breathing exercises, fidgets and stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Also, pack some fidgets for lines or mealtimes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Or at least I cook and Miss Celia fidgets, looking more like a five-year-old than the rich lady paying my rent.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
