How to Use hyperkinetic in a Sentence

hyperkinetic

adjective
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  • Fox is tall, hyperkinetic and gregarious, with a booming voice and reddish-gray goatee.
    — Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The atmosphere is hyperkinetic, and as the lights dim, the crowd takes a collective deep breath.
    — Will "ill Will" Lavin, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022
  • In Britain, the hyperkinetic, deeply tanned Mr. Maschler was almost as well known as his writers.
    — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Travis Scott, the chart-topping Houston rapper known for his hyperkinetic live shows, has risen to the top of the hip-hop world thanks to a devoted and young fan base.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
  • But the petite, hyperkinetic woman had her hand in many things.
    — Moriah Balingit, Washington Post, 16 July 2017
  • Thomas, who is 5 feet 9 inches of hyperkinetic energy, was asked if the award meant anything to him.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
  • The amiable, hyperkinetic Maples, who looks like the Burl Ives of cyberspace, is as close as Sandia has to a media superstar.
    — Richard Rapaport, WIRED, 1 Oct. 1995
  • The pieces — eight in the Kaplan Gallery and one in the elevator lobby — range from unhurried to hyperkinetic.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • The scene takes Eggsy all over London, and in keeping with director Matthew Vaughn’s signature style, is hyperkinetic and wild.
    — Christopher Rosen, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2017
  • Every good hero saga needs a sidekick, and Jorrel Javier fills the bill with hyperkinetic energy as the bumbling-but-loyal buddy Grover, a satyr who … um … talks to squirrels.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • While the dual parts provide him with a showcase of his hyperkinetic talents, Williams marvelously shows the pain beneath the clownish surface.
    — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Fifteen years later, Little Richard and Cindy Crawford reprised the ad, including a more hyperkinetic version of the classic jingle.
    — OregonLive.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The alignment of hyperkinetic video with storytelling fluidity and heart allowed Tony and Maria’s tragic romance to be reborn for a new era.
    — Charles McNulty Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Bodies pile up in this mash-up of science fiction, detective and conspiracy thriller — with a lot of humor and a big-screen, hyperkinetic energy.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • Watch all 136 minutes of the film’s hyperkinetic fragments—a case study of attention-deficit disorder—and your synapses will crackle, pop and eventually snap, exactly as they’re meant to.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Here, Sulley is the straight man chief executive, while Mike, a hyperkinetic second-in-command, strives to help the company — and the anxious, still ambitious Tylor — by running a comedy class.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2021
  • Around them the shouts and squeals of other children and the shrill whistles of a referee created a hyperkinetic cacophony reminiscent of any playground.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • There are many reasons to visit Vietnam: to enjoy a perfect bowl of pho on a Hanoi street corner, sample a stunning selection of new hotels, or marvel at the contrast between the country's hyperkinetic cities and serene countryside.
    — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2017
  • Until Roth’s exit at the peak of the original band’s popularity in 1985, the duo epitomized the eternal struggle between guitar hero and lead singer, each fueled on hyperkinetic energy, if not always in sync.
    — cleveland, 6 Oct. 2020
  • As in video games, the action is lurid, hyperkinetic, and gruesomely violent, with nods to Grand Theft Auto and a comparably infelicitous treatment of the few women characters who show up.
    — Chicago Reader, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Still, his next move is certain to generate interest far beyond the hyperkinetic fish bowl of college basketball recruiting.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2022
  • His hyperkinetic, hyper-stylized, hyper-everything art seemed barely contained by the page, helping define the nascent art form and establish the superhero genre and comic book industry.
    — Roy Schwartz, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Boxes of Nesquik chocolate powder no longer include Nestle’s hyperkinetic bunny.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2018
  • But despite 4's lack of crossover hits, Beyonce absolutely slayed her hyperkinetic set with singles new and old, including a brief Destiny's Child reunion mini-set for punctuation.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 July 2017
  • MythBusters, the Discovery Channel series that uses scientific method to deconstruct and debunk urban legends, is giving museumgoers the chance to join the program’s hyperkinetic quest for truth.
    — Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
  • The Fifth was a bouncy, altogether unserious, overly accessible, ever-smiling and glad-handing, motormouthed, hyperkinetic lightweight of a ruler, in the contemptuous view of the majority of my former fellow-citizens.
    — Mikhail Iossel, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2017

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