nail-biting
Example Sentences
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After decades of nail-biting and false alarms, has it finally arrived?
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
But underneath all the nail-biting is a solid foundation—Arsenal hasn’t climbed to the top of the league by accident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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
He beat rival Atamifuji in a nail-biting finale, recovering from a slow start to throw his opponent to the ground.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
