fitfully

Example Sentences

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Soldiers executed air assaults, simulated missile shots across islands, navigated gulches and slept fitfully under trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

England flickered fitfully in Germany, reaching the final which ended in the familiar pain of defeat at Spain deservedly won 2-1.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Mr. Kennedy has fitfully courted the nomination for months, as he undertakes the expensive and complex process of qualifying as an independent.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

But in “Schindler’s List,” the Jews themselves seize the screen only fitfully.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Pax slept fitfully through the afternoon, plagued by dreams in which his boy was tangled in smoking wires.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker