restless

Example Sentences

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"Imagine, without sleep, my child was restless all night," Quinones said.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Stella’s restless energy in wanting to fix things spurs her to arrange an impromptu trip for them to Amsterdam.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The music is slow, melodic, restless and exploratory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Galton’s remarks were brief—but the crowd had already grown restless.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee