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

As soon as the actors started reading, their collective nervousness disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

Then suddenly she felt a little dizzy, like somebody had just whacked her on the side of the head: nervousness hitting her with a thud.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata