Sentence examples for get jumpy about from inspiring English sources
She said: "I realise some people get jumpy about polls and other events, but it's doubly important to maintain our focus".
In London it rankles even with some Labour supporters – from Melvin Bragg to London MPs including Glenda Jackson, whose Hampstead seat hangs by a thread, while Labour mayoral hopefuls get jumpy about offending potential donors.
Rafe later testified, "There were helicopters flying around, and everyone was getting jumpy about having the girl".
If they were getting jumpy about Munster's momentum then the arrival of the rain would not have helped them.
Out-of-state customers, alarmed by reports of California's crisis, are getting jumpy about Los Angeles firms' ability to fill contracts, regardless of the facts, Kyser said.
Meanwhile, if the Labour party in Scotland goes a few weeks without encountering any problems, they seem to get jumpy and set about making their own.
When I worked in a lab I'd get jumpy just hearing about chemical compounds with that level of nitrogen atoms.
Win was starting to get jumpy himself.
Officers can get jumpy and shoot unnecessarily, or accidentally.
Hurry towards the sandbags and the soldiers may get jumpy.
