nervousness

Example Sentences

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Recent pullbacks in hot chip stocks betray some nervousness around how far the artificial-intelligence trade can propel the market.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In generalized anxiety disorder, for example, people may worry excessively about ordinary events and struggle to control nervousness or fear.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

He going to give you those moments of nervousness.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I was sure her nervousness was growing as we drove farther and farther east.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English