How to Use antsy in a Sentence

antsy

adjective
  • What if Gilbert gets antsy once again and makes changes?
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 28 May 2021
  • So what’s an antsy girl to do on a day off without plans?
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 26 June 2023
  • But the Giants are not as antsy to get the 25-year-old to San Francisco.
    Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • With no game to play last Friday, the Owls were antsy, but still having fun and locked in.
    Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • He’s known to offer toys to kids who get antsy while their parents try to shop.
    Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 2 Nov. 2020
  • John Belfiore, a father of two teen boys, is getting antsy.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021
  • King looked antsy and couldn't stand still, according to the DPS report.
    Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 17 July 2019
  • This likely would have appealed to Jack, who could be antsy, too.
    Denise Davidson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2018
  • The friends described Williams as antsy and having body armor with him.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • After a while, the snacks stopped working as the antsy little ones wanted to roam.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • No time to gloat—the coach and QB were antsy, peering upward, waiting for the fans’ next call as the play clock ticked down again.
    Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine, 17 Feb. 2017
  • Like the Zen philosopher who sees the universe in a single blade of grass—or an antsy business...
    Jeff Bush, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2017
  • Even three hours before puck drop, a time when brokers tend to get antsy, the cheapest get-in was still north of $750.
    Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
  • Some judges are getting antsy about how slow the cases are moving.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • It’s also been seven and a half years; people get antsy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Heck, Nico Harrison did such a good job on the last item, Kyrie might not even have time to get antsy before the deal is up.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • And after months inside, many people are antsy to get out and on the road (or in the air) for any kind of vacation.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 3 July 2020
  • Farmers are starting to get very antsy about the consequences of Trump's trade war.
    NBC News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • During a lengthy lull between third-grade soccer games, Meredith saw that the boys were bored and antsy.
    Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Ferry, Gilbert’s first GM hire, lasted five years before Gilbert got antsy and made a change.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 May 2021
  • The Blue Jays faithful has to be getting antsy with Milliman, who went 4-9 last year.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The Bengals went into Week 3 with a top 10 defense, but the lack of turnovers and sacks were making the players a little bit antsy.
    Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • But Arizona got antsy and traded back into the top 10 to select Johnson, the first tackle off the board.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2023
  • Tesla is in hot water with one of its key customer bases, and some bulls are getting antsy.
    Anne Sraders, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In fact, he was met with the murmurs of players antsy for the football season to get underway.
    Aaron Heisen, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Dee Gordon, antsy as always on first base, took off for second.
    Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 May 2017
  • But wages have gone unpaid for months, and the workers — or whoever’s left of them — are getting antsy.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For those of you who are at a game or two this season whose kids are a bit too antsy to be die-hard fans, here are some things to keep them busy at Miller Park.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Next up was Hall & Oates - a decidedly antsy Hall, too.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 15 May 2017
  • The skies are full of antsy energy as Venus in your sign squares off against rebel Uranus in your sensitive 4th house, pushing you to overreact or underreact in a multitude of ways.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024

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