nerves on edge
Example Sentences
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The fire on the ship also put nerves on edge in Germany, which shares the Wadden Sea with the Netherlands.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023
Sultry temperatures and abundant mosquitoes - combined with the threat of mosquito-borne Dengue fever - had nerves on edge.
From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2022
With nerves on edge as the current prime minister, Fumio Kishida, made his final campaign appearances in Yamanashi and Niigata prefectures on Saturday, the police body-scanned residents and prowled roofs.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2022
New infections among seafarers had set nerves on edge in both cities, and the authorities were reluctant to take chances.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2020
Out in the jungle on patrol, fear of a sudden assault kept Horan’s nerves on edge.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
