pins and needles
Example Sentences
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He added that he was “on pins and needles, like everybody else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
After sitting for a long time, you may find walking difficult or feel pins and needles in your legs.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
“We waited on pins and needles for 12 days,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Ten years on, the former semi-professional - who now captains England's cerebral palsy team - still suffers from pins and needles which sweep the left side of his body.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
And all the pins and needles worked into the carpet.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
