skittish

Example Sentences

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Banks may be damned by skittish investors if they do engage with private credit, and damned if they don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Markets can look skittish or confused, but what they're really doing is managing event risk in real time, with oil sitting right at the centre of that."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Stories of job loss abound within the US Haitian diaspora as some employers become skittish over the uncertainty surrounding TPS.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Airlines lost booking momentum when some customers turned skittish and made other plans ahead of Thanksgiving holiday as the shutdown ground on.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

He knew enough about Riddle to believe that the old owner would never subject his skittish colt to a five-day rail journey to race in what he viewed as the sport’s minor leagues.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand