stage fright

Example Sentences

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He comes over laughing, pulls up to me, looks at my monitor, gives me stage fright, then elbows me and says, “You sure you want to frame it like that?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In a memoir, “Don’t Block the Blessings,” LaBelle credits Brown for curing her stage fright.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

However, until 2016, when Carpenter first toured with his music, he was consumed with stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

He also admitted that he had suffered stage fright and maybe even lost his bottle.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

It seemed like she had a bad case of stage fright!

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon