nervousness

Example Sentences

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"I could feel the nervousness inside the stadium," Slot said, after a strange game where Liverpool were clinical if not always in control.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

To challenge that, he made Clark Kent a nerd, hunching his shoulders, making him sputter with nervousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Women who had gone through menopause were more likely than those who had not to seek help from a GP or psychiatrist for anxiety, nervousness, or depression.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

There was nervousness in the arena, but nobody predicted such an abrupt ending.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

With a sense of nervousness Fadi had approached his father one afternoon when they’d been alone in the apartment together.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai