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
• 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
• 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
• Kids may be nervous about seeing some of their classmates for the first time in months.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
• 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 are a lot of people that get nervous, even in their own concerts.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
• Dylan Sprouse Even a big star like Sprouse gets nervous for first dates.
  — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
• Some of the powers that be were very nervous of the ability to thread that needle.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022
• The more time passes, the more nervous Cleveland becomes.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
• This is a high-risk throw that quarterbacks are very nervous to make.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2023
• And it’s made a lot of people in the nation’s capital nervous.
  — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
• His apparent humor and warmth had a way of making even the most nervous contestants feel at ease, despite the high stakes of game shows.
  — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024