twitching

Example Sentences

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Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

And right now, with the yield curve doing interpretive dance and credit spreads twitching like a politician’s eye during a deposition, banks have decided that the most profitable thing they can do is absolutely nothing.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

In the dock, Filipov, 36, cut a gaunt but muscular figure, twitching slightly like a boxer before a fight as he attempted to defuse awkward questions about his tattoos.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

That left the fingers twitching fruitlessly, but even a failed attempt creates data that will be used in training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

She sets her mouth in a line of determination, and in that moment she looks like my father—the same creased brow and twitching jaw muscle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse