nervous

Example Sentences

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But she said she was nothing but a nervous spinster, and she didn’t think marriage would calm her.

From Literature

Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.

From Literature

And he admitted he was nervous when he realised he would be riding with the prince.

From BBC

She explained she was in financial ruin as a result of the scam, and how she "almost had a nervous breakdown".

From BBC

I wanted to stay to watch, but I recalled Ma’s nervous look.

From Literature