nerve-racking

Example Sentences

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For anyone facing potentially dire medical results or other nerve-racking ambiguities, the waiting is the hardest part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Distribution — where you start to draw money from those funds, like an expensive wine in your cellar — can be nerve-racking.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

But all that pitch-perfect precision is why the long-brewing sequel, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” is so nerve-racking.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

That’s the nerve-racking thing to me about doing a movie next, is we won’t have that ability to have it evolve.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Since I was the youngest grandson, I had the nerve-racking honor of asking the four questions traditional to the holiday service.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson