nerves
Example Sentences
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As I traced one of them with my finger, he answered simply that he’d had an operation on his nerves.
From Salon
It is not just Zhao who feels the nerves when he plays, as he revealed his family were so tense they could not watch his World Championship final.
From BBC
Traders are overwhelmingly betting that the central bank will cut interest rates at its December meeting following recent comments from Fed officials, and expectations of lower rates have helped calm nerves around stocks.
In another sign of easing nerves, the Cboe Volatility Index, a gauge of expected swings in stocks, has retreated over the past week.
The skinny look to the scoreboard - a 27-23 victory - matched with frayed nerves and chewed fingernails.
From BBC
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