nerves

Example Sentences

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Mollie Amkraut Mueller’s mumbling was starting to get on her husband’s nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

He rattled nerves by suggesting previously that Taiwan should pay the United States for protection.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

So straight away my nerves were going before the game.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

This finding suggests that meal timing could intensify how stress affects gut bacteria through the gut-brain axis, the communication network that links the brain, hormones, nerves, and the microbiome.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

My heart sinks, and my blood turns into pure nerves.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer