pins and needles
Example Sentences
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He added that he was “on pins and needles, like everybody else.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
After sitting for a long time, you may find walking difficult or feel pins and needles in your legs.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
“We waited on pins and needles for 12 days,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Scientists, engineers and the flight team were “waiting on pins and needles to hear back from Voyager 2, to see if the command was successful,” Dr. Spilker said.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023
And though her throat was parched with thirst and her feet burned with pins and needles, it was a long time before Mariam gently freed her finger from the baby’s grip and got up.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
