nerve
Example Sentences
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European markets have held up slightly better than their U.S. counterparts in recent weeks but the nerves still seem to be creeping in.
From Barron's
The model displayed cell death, inflammation, and glial scarring, which is a thick buildup of scar tissue that forms a physical and chemical barrier preventing nerve repair.
From Science Daily
He admitted there have been nerves throughout the initial group stage.
From BBC
The 25-year-old put the hosts ahead in the 30th minute with his third goal in his last five league games, bursting in behind the defence and holding his nerve to finish with aplomb.
From Barron's
He survived a suspected poisoning with the Novichok nerve agent in 2020, for which he received treatment in a German hospital.
From BBC
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