be nervous

Example Sentences

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The home crowd will be nervous until they score but I can see Mikel Arteta's side making an early breakthrough.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Investors still have good reason to be nervous.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Financial markets may also be nervous about Japan's public finances and its gargantuan debt pile if Takaichi decides to cut taxes and boost spending.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

But Malinin, who used to be nervous about choosing music for himself at the risk of not being liked, Weir recalled, leaned into two of his most personal programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

I’d learned to be nervous of the police.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler