shift uneasily
Frequency: 7.511.2 per million words
to move one's body slightly due to nervousness or discomfort
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Examples (10)
- The suspect began to shift uneasily under the detective's gaze.
- She could feel his presence, causing her to shift uneasily in her seat.
- As the questions grew more probing, the witness started to shift uneasily.
- He would often shift uneasily whenever the topic of his past was brought up.
- The children shifted uneasily in the doctor's waiting room, anxious about their turns.
- Despite his best efforts to appear calm, his feet shifted uneasily.
- The long, silent pause made everyone shift uneasily in their chairs.
- When confronted with the evidence, the politician began to shift uneasily.
- You could tell she was uncomfortable as she continued to shift uneasily on the bench.
- His guilt was palpable; he couldn't help but shift uneasily throughout the interrogation.