nail-biting
Example Sentences
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What should have been a day of nail-biting and thrills threatened, instead, to be one of consternation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
After decades of nail-biting and false alarms, has it finally arrived?
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks lead England to an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“We’re all in that nail-biting, last-minute phase of, ‘Are we going to get these rooms booked or not?’ ” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“A medal-league table was set up every day in most newspapers, which showed the points every team had reached....For us youngsters, it was a nail-biting experience to the very last day. We had won!”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
