nervousness

Example Sentences

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“There is this nervousness about flowback to the banks,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"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

It's no wonder nervousness mixes with the creative buzz.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

"The world is quite a scary place and unless children are prepared, I think that can evoke quite a lot of anxiety and nervousness and fear."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

They crouched on the grass, sniffing the water smells in the cooling, sunset air: and moved closer together, each hoping not to see in the others the nervousness he felt in himself.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams