Shaky is an English word with synonyms like rickety or insecure. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Shaky meaning
- Shaking or trembling.
- Nervous, anxious.
- Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
Synonyms of Shaky
Using Shaky
- The main meaning on this page is: Shaking or trembling. | Nervous, anxious. | Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
- Useful related words include: rickety, insecure, precarious, unsteady.
- In the example corpus, shaky often appears in combinations such as: shaky start, on shaky, the shaky.
Context around Shaky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shaky
- In this selection, "shaky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, looked, looks, distractingly, start, ground and premiere stand out and add context to how "shaky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a distractingly shaky accent it and africa s shaky defenses south. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shaky" sits close to words such as amusement, atletico and bottled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shaky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s definitely very shaky ground. (6 words)
Is Trump's First Amendment Defense Really on 'Shaky Ground'? (10 words)
Meanwhile, analysts appear to be shaky on GameStop’s long-term prospects. (12 words)
It’s still early in Poles’ tenure, but his decision to trade the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft to acquire wide receiver D.J. Moore looks shaky with the spectacular rise of Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, the second overall pick. (46 words)
It is built on a shaky assumption: that we could safely pass an assisted suicide law that would allow a small number of people the option of being helped to kill themselves in certain, strictly regulated circumstances. (37 words)
Miscast and with a distractingly shaky accent, it's hard to watch her and not think about all the other actresses who might have been able to pull something more complex from the character. (34 words)
Is it possible for a retail apparel outlet to thrive when the economy is shaky? (15 words)
Is Trump's First Amendment Defense Really on 'Shaky Ground'? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a shaky premiere, the second episode of The Mandalorian season 3 marks a return to form with an action-packed underground adventure.
After the shaky start, Twins starter Pablo López retired the final 23 batters he faced.
Boston University’s men’s and women’s hockey teams began the 2023-24 season this past weekend on shaky ground.
Dane Dunning is a former top prospect who has had a shaky start to his MLB career, but in his age 28 season he’s figuring things out.
Despite a shaky start in the Midlands Division 1, away to Leek, the ladies' 2nd XI came away with a 2-0 victory.
Despite some of the shaky acting, the newer actors give off, they play their roles well.
Despite the comfortable cushion, PSG looked shaky and could not dictate the play.
Despite the tumult of the past three years created by the pandemic and the shaky economy, Ritman is optimistic that the Greenwich office market will be able to maintain its vibrancy into 2023.
Even so, Milroe has led Alabama to another West Division title, an achievement that looked shaky after that 34-24 loss to the Longhorns in September.
Gallagher noted that much of the organization of the agency was out-of-date and on shaky legal footing.
However, cracks had shown during the tournament as, despite opening with a 6-0 victory over Morocco, they looked shaky at the back and were making too many mistakes in possession.
In a battle of Italy and South Africa’s shaky defenses, South Africa’s offense won out.
Is it possible for a retail apparel outlet to thrive when the economy is shaky?
Is Trump's First Amendment Defense Really on 'Shaky Ground'?
It is built on a shaky assumption: that we could safely pass an assisted suicide law that would allow a small number of people the option of being helped to kill themselves in certain, strictly regulated circumstances.
It’s definitely very shaky ground.
It’s still early in Poles’ tenure, but his decision to trade the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft to acquire wide receiver D.J. Moore looks shaky with the spectacular rise of Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, the second overall pick.
It was shaky in the first quarter, but the Jackrabbits were making enough shots to stay close trailing 21-17.
Meanwhile, analysts appear to be shaky on GameStop’s long-term prospects.
Miscast and with a distractingly shaky accent, it's hard to watch her and not think about all the other actresses who might have been able to pull something more complex from the character.
Common combinations with shaky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shaky start 20×
- on shaky 19×
- the shaky 16×
- shaky ground 12×
- shaky at 11×
- after shaky 7×
- had shaky 6×
- looked shaky 6×
- shaky and 6×
- shaky in 6×