squirrelly
Example Sentences
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I would imagine with some squirrelly pablum about valuing their feedback and pointing out that user experiences may vary because—as no site is likely to admit—someone’s paradise is someone else’s slum, and vice versa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“Smith, in particular, is wonderful here; she gets laughs with her light, squirrelly touch — you sometimes forget what a terrific comic actress she is,” wrote Salon’s former movie critic Stephanie Zacharek at the time.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
The abrasive sound of a scordatura violin colors the second movement, but the concertmaster, Frank Huang, slyly played it straight, letting the instrument’s fiendish, squirrelly sound speak for itself.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Actor Taron Egerton, who nails the squirrelly energy of the real-life Rogers, met him through Zoom calls during the height of the pandemic.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023
He didn’t want to see the side of my face any more than I wanted to see the side of his squirrelly face from now until June.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
