fitful
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Now I was lifting myself from the bathroom floor with shaking hands for a fitful night of tossing in bed, a raging headache waiting for me in the morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
My Broadway theatergoing had to be selective this year for logistical reasons, but these are the performers and productions that sustained me through the fitful season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
No other Victorian poet could have brought off such a fitful and obsessive work; no one else could have sustained such music and emotion for more than 100 pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Over time, the late night TV host becomes your best friend, or a figure that haunts your fitful dreams.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The next morning, we woke up as if we were coming out of a long, fitful dream.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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