How to Use nervous in a Sentence

nervous

adjective

• He gave a nervous glance at the clock.
• He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.
• He walked around with a nervous twitch.
• The boy has a lot of nervous energy.
• All this waiting is making me nervous.
• She is nervous about her job interview.
• It was a very nervous situation.
• She suffers from a nervous disorder.
• He has a nervous disposition.
• His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.
• Ava gets nervous to go fast on a bike and is kind of still scared of it.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
• Bird is used to the spotlight and will not get nervous in a close game.
  — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• Some of these kids may feel too nervous to go to camp on their own.
  — Victoria Clayton, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024
• But the clock is running, and some are nervous whether this will be ready to launch on time.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
• A lot of the men are nervous about not getting enough time with Jenn this week.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
• In short, when the yield curve gets steeper, that’s a sign bond traders are nervous.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 July 2024
• The 5-year-old was nervous to ride in Pace’s time machine, so Matt went with him.
  — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• As home prices decline, those who bought at the peak are nervous.
  — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2022
• And sometimes just get nervous and then see what happens and pray for the best.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• When there’s a big game, 20-year-olds get nervous and worried.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2022
• Was Mikaela nervous to bring Lucas home to meet Marcus for the first time?
  — Amanda Stellwag, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• None of this is news to nervous fans whose calls for a trade grow more belligerent by the day.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
• Even with their doubts, Kline, Quirk and Butler are nervous.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
• When the day of the tournament arrives, Ryota and the team are nervous.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Oct. 2022
• Kids may be nervous about seeing some of their classmates for the first time in months.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
• Naima wasn't the only kid who was nervous and shy at the beginning of that first class.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2022
• When more than an hour passed, Cain started to get nervous.
  — Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
• Still, the editor in her head can’t help but be nervous.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• There were nervous moments and some anxiety, sure, but Yost — who guided the Royals to their last World Series championship in 2015 — couldn’t look away from the action.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
• In the final round, a nervous Castle missed his first four dunk attempts for his first dunk of the round, before finishing with pizzaz on a between-the-legs up-and-under one-handed flush.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025