nervousness

Example Sentences

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It's no wonder nervousness mixes with the creative buzz.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

"The world is quite a scary place and unless children are prepared, I think that can evoke quite a lot of anxiety and nervousness and fear."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The ad shows a mother easing her young son’s nervousness about a new home by using Gemini to imagine how they’ll decorate it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Women who had gone through menopause were more likely than those who had not to seek help from a GP or psychiatrist for anxiety, nervousness, or depression.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Something inside me loosened a bit, like Nan’s pride in me had melted away the tight nervousness I’d carried without knowing it was even there.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry