bundle of nerves
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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
If you are attacked, the most sensitive part of a shark is its nose, which is a bundle of nerves, and its eyes.
From National Geographic • Aug. 17, 2023
A continuous dialogue is going on between the two hemispheres, channeled through an immense bundle of nerves, the corpus callosum, the bridge between creativity and analysis, both of which are necessary to understand the world.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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