stage fright
Example Sentences
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Here, she discusses the jazz warm-up she’s used for decades, dealing with stage fright and loving the divas she plays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Anisimova was overcome by stage fright when she reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon last month, losing 6-0 6-0 in only 57 minutes against Poland's Iga Swiatek.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Speaking with somebody that I’ve talked to many times helps ease the sort of stage fright there.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
“I swear to you, I felt so good during that performance,” says Peluso when I ask her if she experienced any stage fright.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I’d inherited from Dad; I wasn’t just some foundling, after all.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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