nervous wreck
Example Sentences
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Back then, and even now, the assumption is that any 20-year-old rookie entering the major leagues, especially one who didn’t speak English, would be quiet, a bit intimidated, often a nervous wreck.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024
The 66-year-old said losing her home had left her feeling like a "nervous wreck".
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024
What I got from it was this very driven woman who is extremely capable, but sort of a nervous wreck.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Oller sat at his locker a nervous wreck as he watched the stressful final few outs on a corner clubhouse TV, elbows on knees and knees bouncing into the air.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022
By the time hunting season was over, I was a nervous wreck.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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