nerve
Example Sentences
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There’s purpose: A few minutes of sleep can calm the nerves.
It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.
From BBC
I had almost forgotten why I was here, but now the shame and nerves are back.
From Literature
He explains that snake venom enters the bloodstream within minutes, attacking nerves, cells, or the circulatory system depending on the species.
From BBC
"Today was a little bit nerve wracking, especially waiting for what the final say was going to be," Korda said.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
