Example sentences for: skittish

How can you use “skittish” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • 2 The Spiritual Thing . Candidate Jack Kennedy reassured the nation, skittish about a Catholic in the White House, when he stated, "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute."

  • Maggie is a great role for Roberts, who can be alternately warm and skittish, promiscuous and clammy.

  • Why have America's Arab allies from Operation Desert Storm been so skittish about a sequel?

  • A piece suggests that Americans are not as skittish about battle casualties as the conventional wisdom dictates: During the Gulf War, 84 percent of Americans backed the use of ground troops.

  • a skittish Hollywood megastar.


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