jittery

Example Sentences

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Investors have been especially jittery about software companies after Anthropic released simple plug-ins that had capabilities they feared could disrupt various industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, oil prices have inched higher, and some investors are still understandably jittery.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"We've got clients at the moment who are getting really jittery about Cyprus, which is a shame because tourism is their main industry."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Investors, still questioning whether a truce between the U.S. and Iran will last after their two-week cease-fire agreement, will be looking for company earnings to provide a solid fundamental underpinning for a jittery stock market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The awful quietness was gone now, but there was something jittery about the room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers