fidgets
Example Sentences
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The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.
From BBC • May 20, 2025
Even at shows without sensory modifications, sensory bags containing comfort items, fidgets and headphones are always available.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
In his latest, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Cage fidgets and swaggers and smiles so broadly he looks ready to swallow the screen whole.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
He fidgets with the gold ring she’d placed on his finger after they’d cut the cake, identical to the one he’d placed on hers.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
