Example Sentences

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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were twitching and witching.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022

Even when she was silent, her lips were twitching.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

"It makes you want to scratch your legs and get up and walk about - it was just impossible to lie down and sleep because one's legs were twitching in this uncontrollable way," she explained.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2017

Cousin Violet's financial antennae were twitching like Isis' nose in search of a covertly concealed veal pie.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013

Cricks and creaks came from nearby and distant quarters, as if the house were twitching in a sleep of its own.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli