EXCITABLE in a Sentence

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274 example sentences for EXCITABLE, such as:

1. Her heart was throbbing with excitement.
2. She could hardly contain her excitement.
3. The element of risk just adds excitement.
4. She was unable to contain her excitement.
5. You're an excitable bloody man, do you know.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXCITABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
excitable
 a.  capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Wildeve was a nervous and excitable man, and the game was beginning to tell upon his temper.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 8 A New Force Disturbs the Current
2  Mr. Soames was a tall, spare man, of a nervous and excitable temperament.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
3  He shrugged his shoulders in ungracious acquiescence, while our visitor in hurried words and with much excitable gesticulation poured forth his story.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
4  Fournaye, who is of Creole origin, is of an extremely excitable nature, and has suffered in the past from attacks of jealousy which have amounted to frenzy.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
5  For a long time past the ardent young Tientietnikov's excitable heart had also beat at the thought that one day he might attain the senior class described.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
6  And Kostanzhoglo, his face dark with the rage that was seething in his excitable soul, left Chichikov, and caught up the owner of the establishment.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
7  An Italian is self-assured because he is excitable and easily forgets himself and other people.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER X
8  You're an excitable bloody man, do you know.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
9  Lucy is more excitable than ever, but is otherwise well.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  Danglars looked towards Fernand, whose excitable nature received and betrayed each fresh impression.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5. The Marriage-Feast.
11  No one remained now but the excitable Jew, who had already raised the skirts of Mr. Jaggers's coat to his lips several times.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XX
12  He folded his arms and glared at me with his excitable, slanting brown eyes.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: IV
13  Why, I'll bet you Ma is still so excited about the new horse that she'll never even realize we're home again till she sits down to supper tonight and sees Boyd.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
15  Then there was an excited babble of negro voices in the darkness of the yard and high-pitched negro laughter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
Example Sentence: (64 in 5 pages)
16  The excited fan blushed and stammered, her words becoming almost incoherent in the thrill of meeting her favorite rock star face to face.
17  The excitement of starting a new job is always mingled with a certain apprehension.
18  The news caused great excitement among scientists.
19  The excitement of the audience has died down.
20  Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.
21  In the excitement of the moment, I forgot my camera.
22  He felt a tiny tremor of excitement as he glimpsed the city lights.
23  She was unable to contain her excitement.
24  She could hardly contain her excitement.
25  The element of risk just adds excitement.
26  The baby's first step caused great excitement in the family.
27  It was hard to return to mundane matters after such excitement.
28  Her heart was throbbing with excitement.
29  Your body contains many erogenous zones, areas that lead to a feeling of sexual excitement when they are caressed.
30  She felt a surge of excitement when she heard the song.