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

The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

She looks nervous, and no wonder—who wouldn’t be nervous after watching Will collapse like a rag doll?

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth