nerve
Example Sentences
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Battling nerves and the conditioning needed for a long Olympic competition, he didn’t use it during the team competition or his individual short program.
From Los Angeles Times
It was probably just nerves, which he said began as his long program started, and quickly turned “overwhelming.”
Unlike earlier versions of vagus nerve stimulation, which required surgery to implant a device, this treatment is non-invasive and can be used at home.
From BBC
To calm his nerves, Shaidorov revealed he had assembled Lego before taking to the ice.
From Barron's
Malinin said the slow start to the Games was “Olympic nerves.”
From Los Angeles Times
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