nervy
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"I can barely breathe, that's how stressed I am. So nervy from both players," Bartoli said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Despite the nervy conclusion, the U.S. finds itself on a historic run at this World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Amid huge outlays on its war in Ukraine, tax rises, stubborn inflation and nervy consumers are all weighing on Russia's small companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wagler smiled in relief as he walked across the room, a welcome change after a nervy first 40 minutes of the draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The cheeky, nervy boy who reminded me of Bas.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
It was a nervier finish than Arteta would have wanted, but the 41-year-old cut a very happy figure at full time as his side stretched their winning run in all competitions to five matches.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
Outfitted in progressively more luscious frocks by Susan Hilferty, Feldstein makes a journey from nervy tyro to nervier pro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Military flashpoints or related energy price shocks and power blackouts in Europe and elsewhere could make for an even nervier year-end than usual.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2021
But it would take a sharper, nervier movie than “The Comedian,” whose promising setup and shambling rhythms are ultimately deflated by a soggy final punchline, to see that promise realized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
Evidently he was a keener and nervier gambler than he had been taken for.
From The Rustlers of Pecos County by Grey, Zane
The nerviest moment for Norris came after his first pit stop, when he came up behind Tsunoda in a battle for third place.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
It was the nerviest, funniest thing I had seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
“She rose fast in a business that was then dominated by men. She outmanned many of them: she was the toughest negotiator, the bluntest adversary, the nerviest deal maker,” Orlean writes.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2019
Like all the nerviest and best auditions, this special was self-serving in the extreme, and teetered on the edge of failing.
From Time ● May 17, 2016
"The big fellow at the wheel—the nerviest and most conscienceless scoundrel in the Paumotus."
From A Son Of The Sun by London, Jack
