trying to calm jumpy passengers
flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence
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Some people are getting jumpy watching the Sistine Chapel’s chimney.—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025 The market has been SO jumpy: At one point this morning, the market had a big surge.—Cate Martel, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025 Not Plemons, usually excellent but jumpy and mannered here.—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025 Such a string of bad luck makes for a jumpy public.—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jumpy
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