Example Sentences

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No-one fidgeted or glanced at their smartphones, as Eva explained she had the number A-26959 tattooed in blue ink on her arm.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

Students fidgeted in chairs, not knowing what to say.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

And at the matinee I saw, it failed to connect with its audience — or at least the several dozen middle school students in attendance, who napped, whispered, fidgeted and surreptitiously checked phones.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Together they fidgeted and called out, interrupting things repeatedly with their questions and responses.

From Salon • May 6, 2023

As a child, Gabe had yawned and fidgeted when his class was taken, as each school class was, to visit the village museum and learn the history.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry