nervous wreck
Example Sentences
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Even as a passenger she can't relax, and says her anxiety makes her husband a "nervous wreck" when he is driving.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
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
That’s how she could tell if we were winning or not, because she was such a nervous wreck.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2022
My mother is pretty laid back, but compared to my father, she’s a nervous wreck.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
