be nervous

Example Sentences

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The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

"There's nothing to be nervous about anymore, I've done it for a few too many years now."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"It's an honor playing my first Tour Championship and I don't think I was necessarily in a position to be nervous about anything," Lee said.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Versant executives will likely be nervous when they look at the Nielsen ratings the first few weeks after the name change.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

And yet I see the gleam in Vivi’s cat eyes, and I’m not sure Oriana’s wrong to be nervous.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black