How to Use excitable in a Sentence

excitable

adjective
  • Some of the excitable youths even laid down and appeared still for a few brief moments.
    — Christopher Harress | [email protected], al, 19 Mar. 2020
  • That excitable ruckus that teenage boys tend to make when playing Fortnite.
    — Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The excitable mutt then turned on the style by evading those that tried to spoil its fun with great agility and pace.
    — SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Soon after, one of the excitable whales slammed into the side of his boat, leaving him shaken.
    — Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • The muscle cells would become less excitable and less likely to contract.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Lamar, the slightly more excitable of the two, talks over his big sister, but catches himself.
    — Maria Sestito, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Tim Ryan is an excitable 42-year-old film savant with a mop of reddish hair.
    — Simon Van Zuylen Wood, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
  • There's a lot to like about this Auburn team, its magical run this season and its excitable coach.
    — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • There’s lots of snarky, adult humor and many high-stakes moments that may be too excitable for younger audiences.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Penny is an excitable and expressive teen.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Dogs that are hyper tend to be very excitable and often bark or jump around excessively.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Migos are excitable and have an easy way with anthems — their party is relentless and loud.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2017
  • Star is probably the most excitable person in the history of the show.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Like its excitable new detectives, the show is clever and gently weird enough to make an impression.
    — Caroline Framke, Variety, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The Frenchman was the most excitable, but appeared to have no idea what was happening.
    — SI.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable, floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • Younger brains are a little more excitable, prone to fire more quickly rather than holding back, O’Connor says.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The excitable kids had been instructed several times to give Bryce Young room.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • The synths gallop like excitable ponies while his warm-wash vocals swoop and dip, a sweet little slice of life-support disco for the lonely.
    — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Some were burrowed into the small, plastic cave-like dwellings that sat at the bottom of their tanks — hiding from the hoots and hollers of excitable tourists.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • If another dog is present, watch closely to see whether your dog becomes more excitable or starts copying pushy behavior.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The actual spending is slower than many of the more excitable pundits had expected.
    — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But where Dad is excitable, McGonigle is more reserved.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The parallels to today are not lost on the excitable denizens of Britain’s political class.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Some astronomers and excitable members of the public have wondered if the star is about to explode as a supernova.
    — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The text is excitable and wayward, while many of the photographs are dramatically dull.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Where Schilling is excitable and geeky, Bartusiak is dreamier in mood and more stately in tone.
    — James Ryerson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Dry ice streams from an inflatable jaguar head, beyond an excitable DJ and announcers on stilts.
    — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The sharpest songs here could go toe-to-toe with the best in the artist’s back catalog, and the worst ones sound like excitable demos for various guitar pedals.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Tony has fully bought into the dream, and Skarsgård plays him with excitable, boyish humor, almost as if the whole thing were a game.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025

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