nerves

Example Sentences

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Brown fat relies on dense networks of nerves and blood vessels to do its job.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

That turned out to be just a citywide case of nerves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Hopefully, FedEx’s report can help calm investors’ frayed nerves.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The only problem is that “when the dust has settled and investors’ nerves have steadied, the bargains will be gone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

As I sang the ancient tune quietly to myself, I realized it was the refrain Mamá had sung to us to soothe our nerves on dark, rainy nights when we were very young.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall