be nervous

Example Sentences

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Sabrina Hoque, from the price comparison website Uswitch, said that Ovo customers might be nervous.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Financial markets may also be nervous about Japan's public finances and its gargantuan debt pile if Takaichi decides to cut taxes and boost spending.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Other women, though, might be nervous to be screened less regularly than is currently suggested, even if AI predicts they’re at low risk.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

I don’t need to wish him luck or assure him that he shouldn’t be nervous.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth