nervy
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Suddenly, in September, Maye was looking like a nervy junior varsity quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nico O'Reilly: This was the 21-year-old's first tournament and he grew into it after a nervy opening match.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
I grew up exuberant in body but with a nervy, craving mind.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
That was followed by a hold to love for American third seed Fritz, which set up a nervier finish than Draper would have hoped for.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
What’s different this time is a nervier story centered on elections and upheaval, sure to resonate with anyone on edge about the tenuousness of civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
You'll go getting older and older and nervier and nervier, till you're so nervy that even the old ladies won't have you any more.
From The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur by May Sinclair
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
"You're the nerviest mate I ever shipped with, Mr. Brewster," and the captain's hand gripped Monty's in a way that meant things.
From Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon
