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

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said while the holiday and airline industry "is at pains to stress there are no current fuel shortages....consumers are getting jittery".

From BBC • May 13, 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

Still, there’s plenty of reason to feel jittery at the moment.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But I was jittery being out on the water and wished for a split second I’d thought of some other way to do this.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings