nerves

Example Sentences

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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

In damaged tissue, pain-sensing nerves often extend into areas where they do not typically belong, increasing discomfort.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Hopefully, FedEx’s report can help calm investors’ frayed nerves.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

I inhale a breath of air, but it doesn’t make me feel that much better—and it’s not worth risking Mother’s nerves by staying outside too long, so we return to our cabin.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar