How to Use agitated in a Sentence

agitated

adjective

• In the footage, the water turns cloudy and the crabs become agitated, then subdued.
  — Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
• The woman was very agitated and refused to get out of the Nissan.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
• Hitler returned to the beer hall, where the crowd was growing agitated.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
• Franklin appears agitated in the video, pacing next to the bus stop and raising his voice at the police.
  — Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• The chimp would grab her arm and Jennifer would scream and become very agitated.
  — Simon Abrams, Vulture, 23 June 2022
• The thieves, those frightened and agitated boys, want more.
  — Mariana Enriquez, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• Over 26 minutes, as the groomer blows the dog dry and combs his ears, Charlie gets fluffier and much more agitated.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
• In one case, a patient became agitated in the unit and had to be transferred back to the emergency room.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
• The woman would not do so and the man became more agitated, yelling at the woman to tell officers to leave.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
• The man became agitated and police were unable to search the panels at that time.
  — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021
• And that voice is booming, stern, and familiar; the kind of voice that would make sense for an agitated ancient god.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022
• Lukas released body cam footage that shows Lockman using a long catch pole to free the agitated wild cat from the car’s innards.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2023
• Sanchez Ramos appears agitated and is rocking back and forth in his seat toward the middle of the trolley.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
• Sloths who become agitated or feel threatened may use their teeth or long nails to cause pain.
  — Caitlin McLean, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
• The gentleman was becoming more and more agitated as the moments passed, and was not giving up the mic.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
• The letter writer was so agitated that Leno called him.
  — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• During the rescue mission, the cat named Amiry broke its leg and became more agitated.
  — Beatrice Dupuy, ajc, 10 Mar. 2023
• Video shows the father, Devon Tyme, walking up his own driveway to find an agitated man on his front porch.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022
• In some cases, people with NPD can become agitated and try to blame you for your own feelings.
  — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 22 June 2023
• About 25 beekeepers answered the call and hurried to the airport to help sort through the packages and rescue the agitated survivors, said Gatt, 48.
  — Washington Post, 2 May 2022
• The agitated husband had entered a school in the scenario and was waiting in the teacher’s classroom to confront him with a baseball bat.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• The final opinion made no sense, Bangert added and Paxton, in a flurry of weekend phone calls, seemed agitated.
  — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• As days passed without success, the secretary of war grew more and more agitated.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
• Anyone looking to sell a used Tesla is likely feeling agitated by the price cuts, too, of course.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2023
• The zoo's Elephant Care team moved the agitated elephant indoors.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Williams was one of the first to spot McKinney striding toward the mosque, looking agitated and angry.
  — John Blake, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
• Mid-meal, a company lawyer took a call, became agitated, and left.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
• In one case, an angry mother godwit casts an agitated eye from the top of a nearby stunted tree and dive bombs the research crew to defend her nest.
  — Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
• The agitated worker’s truck was parked 8 feet away from the work area and no actual damage was visible.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2021
• An agitated young man in a track suit had stormed into the women-only waiting room at least three times demanding to see his wife, who was in the treatment rooms.
  — Washington Post, 10 May 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024