nerves
Example Sentences
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A lot of those nerves last season came from Arsenal having to juggle a number of injuries to key players while dealing with criticism of their style.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
She says he told her she looked stressed and suggested they take a walk outside to "calm her nerves".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“My nerves motivated me, but then they turned around and paralyzed me,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cox and her team now want to better understand exactly how nerves contribute to tumor growth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Staring up at a gray stone house with a wide black door in the middle of it, I was breathless—more from nerves and a tight corset than actual exertion.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
