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

Aug. 27-30 Harry Styles He charmed the Grammys with a feather boa and a rousing take on “Watermelon Sugar” that left host Trevor Noah feeling a little astir.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2021

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

No need to cower behind a gate-post, indeed!—to peep up at chamber lattices, fearing life was astir behind them!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë