Example Sentences

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In the studio and in meetings, Shulman has the restless energy of a kid—pacing around a room or fidgeting with a piano keyboard or bass guitar—combined with the intellectual affect of a quant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

People living with perceived misokinesia - a diagnosable hatred of fidgeting - call it "life limiting" and say they're buoyed by it becoming recognised as a medical condition.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

If so, perhaps you too have a condition called misokinesia - a diagnosible hatred of fidgeting.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Suspicions were reportedly aroused when a test-taker was seen repeatedly fidgeting with their glasses frames, according to one source briefed on the probe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

“Your headscarf looks nice, Laleh,” I said, taking her hand to stop her fidgeting.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram