Skittish Sentence Examples

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  • Are stallions always skittish like that?

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  • She was still skittish, so he hadn't done much examining of her.

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  • Any filly would be skittish about going into a stable where the ghost of another lingered.

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  • Some dogs are skittish and don't particularly care for their paws being handled or their nails being touched.

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  • He said that the nuclear Powers became skittish even at the mention of nuclear disarmament.

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  • Easy Plateau sounds like Marty Robbins riding with the Grateful Dead, and Let it Ride is as skittish as a young mustang.

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  • The steering is light and the car goes where you point it, but at motorway speeds it feels a bit skittish.

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  • They aren't as skittish as mice or hamsters, nor are they so small and fragile.

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  • He.d thought Lankha skittish when he met the healer but soon found all the healers quaking and hiding.

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  • Explicit behavior aside, Charney's business is an industry anomaly that might make investors skittish.

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  • A very skittish species which we never did manage to see on the ground.

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  • She's also a little skittish and scared sometimes, but she's really a beautiful animal.

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  • Contrary to popular belief, Greyhounds are not skittish, nor do they require hours and hours of daily exercise.

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  • The biggest drawback of the dog nail grinder as seen on TV is that the grinding wheel is loud, and the dog may initially be uncomfortable around it, especially if he's a skittish dog to begin with.

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  • Known for bringing out the true personality of an ordinarily shy dog, a sleep away camp such as Doggie Camp can be great for a skittish dog whether or not you are going away on vacation.

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  • Cade was trying to be accommodating, but sometimes he was as skittish about conversation as the cat was about being touched - and likely for the same reason.

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  • Poppy was a little skittish at first but Ian's skill and ability with horses put Poppy at ease straight away.

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  • I'm guessing that the front end would be a tad light, so skittish and liable to break loose under hard cornering?

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  • Poppy was a little skittish at first but Ian 's skill and ability with horses put Poppy at ease straight away.

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  • I 'm guessing that the front end would be a tad light, so skittish and liable to break loose under hard cornering?

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  • Tall planting round the back and sides of the tank, together with an inert substrate will limit the skittish behavior of the fish.

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  • If you have a skittish cat, this might not be the best option.

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  • Of course, she might be skittish if she didn't know how secure the structure was.

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  • They can be very mercurial, one minute docile the next skittish.

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  • Great Danes are like young colts, rather skittish and inclined to crash into things.

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  • Which makes it slightly strange that the play still has a slightly skittish, end-of-term feel to it.

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  • Explicit behavior aside, Charney 's business is an industry anomaly that might make investors skittish.

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  • Irish mafia and when you get skittish when it.

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