bundle of nerves
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It’s audition day at New Jersey’s Brook Arts Center, and everyone is a bundle of nerves.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Keys, who upset Aryna Sabalenka in last year's final, admitted after her laboured first-round win that she was a bundle of nerves and "too timid".
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
They were a bundle of nerves stepping into the venue, he said, but other guests immediately put them at ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Under the surface, though, they were a bundle of nerves.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
He’s been a bundle of nerves about this whole outing.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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