nerves

Example Sentences

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Spending plans and priorities could help calm their nerves.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

That turned out to be just a citywide case of nerves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Yet that hasn't eased the nerves of a nation that Gates says is still "scarred" from the play-off defeats by Sweden and North Macedonia over the past decade.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The team found that this brain region is also linked to nerves that constrict blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Penelope’s words poured out lickety-split, for now that the big moment had arrived, she too was overcome with nerves.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood