restiveness

Example Sentences

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That quieted the restiveness among the ranks for a time, but Johnson has always had to look over his shoulder.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

And the restiveness of the bond market has unnerved stocks to boot - even though the earnings and interest implications of accelerating growth are competing influences.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

Aside from Mayon, officials were closely monitoring Taal volcano south of Manila and Mount Kanlaon on central Negros island due to renewed signs of restiveness.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

His turn of phrase suited a homogeneous and class-abiding Britain yearning for an end to postwar privations, a country that didn’t really recognize the emerging restiveness of the Commonwealth nations beyond its borders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

I was sensible of the restiveness of the others.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson