nerves

Example Sentences

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Spending plans and priorities could help calm their nerves.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Affecting an estimated 8,000 people worldwide, SPS is a neurological disease caused by the signals from the nerves to the muscles not working properly.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In damaged tissue, pain-sensing nerves often extend into areas where they do not typically belong, increasing discomfort.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

But then one of them came down with an illness, or maybe they got married, or maybe it was as simple as nerves.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse