Sentence examples for jittery for from inspiring English sources

The market has been jittery for months.

Financial markets have been jittery for weeks, as signs of an economic slowdown have increased.

Paul is far too jittery for actual sex, but there are many references.

Oil markets are likely to remain jittery for a while, because of sabotage in Iraq, a referendum today on President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and the Aug. 31 deadline for Yukos to pay its 2000 tax bill.

BEHIND THE NEWS Though unrest elsewhere in the Middle East has kept markets jittery for weeks, prices did not shoot up in earnest until the trouble reached Libya and, for the first time, disrupted an important producer whose oil is prized for being close to Europe and easy to refine.

But when markets get jittery, for example because China is slowing down, domestic residents and foreigners take their capital out from many emerging markets and into relative safe havens (like the United States) – meaning that interest rates go up in emerging markets.

Wall Street is bracing for yet another jittery day for tech stocks after online retailer Amazon.com amzn reported its earnings for the first quarter yesterday.

Normally, Warner is so calm, when he sleeps, sheep count him; but tonight in the pocket, Warner was jittery, looking for the next blitz instead of for receivers downfield.

Both involve spectacle, the airborne male physique, and the… The other day, a man bearing a striking resemblance to Bernie Madoff was standing next to a piano in the Chelsea living room of the… As city kids send home lanyards from summer camp, one subset is polishing tap shoes in the Catskills, where for thirty-five years a haven has… This season has been a jittery one for theatregoers.

This season has been a jittery one for theatregoers.

By Michael Schulman This season has been a jittery one for theatregoers.