nervous

Example Sentences

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Another trend that is making some investors nervous: that defensive sectors like consumer staples have been on a tear lately.

From MarketWatch

The myCAFs release signals that draw in nerve fibers from the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body's fight or flight response.

From Science Daily

"I was more nervous than maybe I'd realised for the first run and I felt a little bit like jelly on the block," she said.

From BBC

Like some of the other candidates I speak to, Stogia is fizzing with nervous energy.

From BBC

He gets too nervous to watch Udinese in the stadiums at weekends, plus he must rest for another hard week of training, but loves witnessing his children playing football.

From BBC