nerves

Example Sentences

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Battling nerves and the conditioning needed for a long Olympic competition, he didn’t use it during the team competition or his individual short program.

From Los Angeles Times

It was probably just nerves, which he said began as his long program started, and quickly turned “overwhelming.”

From The Wall Street Journal

To calm his nerves, Shaidorov revealed he had assembled Lego before taking to the ice.

From Barron's

Malinin said the slow start to the Games was “Olympic nerves.”

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers also observed increased growth of blood vessels and nerves into the tendon tissue.

From Science Daily