panicky
Example Sentences
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“You can feel panicky and paranoid. People come in worried that they’re dying,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
In fact, cash levels remained unaltered from March at 4.3%, still some way off the panicky highs of 4.8% in April 2025 and 6.3% in October 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Markets bounced back by May, suggesting the “triple red” was just a panicky hiccup.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
He also described her as being "a bit panicky".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
We’ve all witnessed with embarrassment the off-the-cuff speaker crashing and burning at a wedding, or the panicky TV presenter “drying” on air.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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