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

My mouth begins to water, not from hunger, but from the familiar nervousness that makes my stomach throw up all of its contents.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na