Examples of “agitation” in a Sentence

noun A state of anxiety, restlessness, or emotional disturbance.

• He paced the hallway in agitation while waiting for the test results.
• You could hear the agitation in her voice on the phone.
• The dog's agitation grew worse during the thunderstorm.

noun Organized, public effort to push for political or social change.

• Years of agitation by workers finally gave them shorter hours and better pay.
• The leaflet urged people to join the agitation for cleaner air in the city.
• Decades of agitation eventually led to voting reform.

noun The act of stirring or shaking something, especially to mix it.

• Cooks use constant agitation to keep the sauce from sticking to the pan.
• The agitation of the washing machine slowly lifted the dirt from the clothes.
• Gentle agitation helps dissolve the powder evenly.