How to Use hyperactivity in a Sentence

hyperactivity

noun

• My hyperactivity was so pronounced, my parents couldn’t keep a babysitter for more than a few weeks at a time.
  — Juneameliarose, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2020
• Then the George Floyd protests of 2020 jolted the group into hyperactivity.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
• Some of it’s his fault, for sure, the effect of undisciplined hyperactivity.
  — Barton Swaim, Twin Cities, 25 May 2017
• There are tips to support hyperactivity as well as distractibility in and out of the classroom.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Apr. 2021
• The hyperactivity that can have kids whizzing around the classroom or refusing to wait their turn in games and queues often shows up as restlessness and fidgetiness in adults.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
• But this obsessiveness and hyperactivity have resulted in some of the most astounding pieces of local art in the over 20 years Rendón has lived here.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• When Gillian was 8 years old, her hyperactivity — which earned her the nickname Wriggle-Bottom — led her mother to take her to a family doctor.
  — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2018
• For years, the stereotypical ADHD patient has been a white boy with hyperactivity — and the research reflects that bias.
  — Tessa Miller, The Cut, 24 Jan. 2018
• While Hernández's husband works and locates supplies during the day, the young mother can hardly manage the hyperactivity and fussiness of her girls.
  — Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
• While Hernández’s husband works and locates supplies during the day, the young mother can hardly manage the hyperactivity and fussiness of her girls.
  — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
• This hyperactivity drives the release of cytokines which, in their normal state, control the growth and activity of blood and immune system cells.
  — Richard Marfuggi, STAT, 22 Dec. 2022
• But why the piano tumped up against the tree, or the four upstage telescopes, or the big gyroscopes, or, except to facilitate more hyperactivity, the trampoline?
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
• But on the subject of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, that is where the agreement ends.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Esquire, 27 Mar. 2014
• In the case of ADHD, call it attention-deficit (and/or) hyperactivity.
  — Sarah Durston, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2021
• The actor’s chaos energy and angular hyperactivity could’ve made for an alien, bizarro-world Biden.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2021
• Chad moves stiffly through the world, swinging from bouts of loud hyperactivity to a muttery, almost physical self-effacement.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2021
• One is that hyperactivity of the neurons in your brainstem can overstimulate your vestibular system, the part of your inner ear that’s involved in your balance, Dr. Carroll says.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 July 2018
• Ease your dog's nervousness, stress, and hyperactivity with Zesty Paws Calming Bites.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
• Over time, regardless of gender, inattention tends to persist while the hyperactivity seems to decline with age.
  — Lisa MacLean, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2017
• Cats under the influence of catnip may roll around, dart across the room, flip over, and exhibit general hyperactivity.
  — Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 7 Dec. 2019
• In a story full of low points and regret, this scene — low on hyperactivity, high on sentiment — capably depicts something close to rock bottom.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2021
• Pee-wee’s hyperactivity matched his visual maximalism, though; Torres has a deadpan stillness at odds with his twink-from-space look.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
• Julie Schweitzer has seen a lot of mundane objects be used as tools to quell fidgety fingers in her 25 years of research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  — Sammy Caiola, sacbee.com, 12 May 2017
• The toy was first seen as a popular item for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism.
  — Fox News, 9 June 2017
• My 9-year-old's teacher does not believe my child could have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and hormones checked out at the last physical exam a couple of months ago.
  — Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• Practice fetch with an obedience retrieving dumbbell. Healthy food and hemp or CBD products are used to calm pets that have anxiety or hyperactivity.
  — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2020
• In the suspension order, Dusing also says he's been sober for more than 19 years and that the drugs referred to by Hild were Adderall, a prescription for his attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  — Rachel Berry, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2022
• Around the same time, McWilliams was prescribed Ritalin for hyperactivity and Ativan for anxiety.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
• The rising fifth-grader has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mild dyslexia and a specific learning disorder.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
• Before its license was revoked, Trails Carolina, in Lake Toxaway, served children with behavioral issues and diagnoses such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024