restive

Example Sentences

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On the coast, the Alawite community is nervous and restive.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Yet, however destructive to his personal life, Matthiessen’s restive, yearning nature animated the best of his fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

For Congolese former deputy Enoch Ruberangabo, who comes from an ethnic Tutsi community in the restive east, Mobutu was a leader who "allowed community tensions to fester".

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

The military has been heavily involved, a measure made possible by the PSN designation, causing tension in the restive region.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Oddly, as Mike Burry’s investors grew restive, his Wall Street counterparties took a new and envious interest in what he was up to.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis