| 单词 | nerve |
| 例句 | This outwardly aloof but blatantly defensive tone seemed to acknowledge, in its backhanded way, that his critics had struck a nerve. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But the feather mattress was deliciously soft, and her weary nerves gradually relaxed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And he was glad he hadn’t worked up the nerve to ask her, not after seeing the color that Duke Perrington’s face turned upon discovering the pair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That person isn’t going to lose their nerve just because there are a few cops around. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Every nerve of his body helped him to stare without seeing and to sit amid the noise without hearing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d never had the nerve to go see her, but today, for some reason, maybe because he didn’t want to go back to an empty apartment, he went inside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When they arrived at the house, Mrs. Clarke had to sit down and drink a glass of blackberry cordial to settle her nerves, so young Margaret was instructed to deliver the message to Lady Constance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then, real quick, before I lost my nerve, I said, “Otis, what were you in jail for? Are you a murderer?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He stood outside her closed door for at least a full minute before he worked up the nerve to knock. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I found an identical save the planet card in each of my subsequent hotel rooms, and it got on my nerves in no time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I think his nerves were about shot by then.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “She’s in all this trouble and she still busts my chops about giving me a ride to and from hockey practice? She’s got nerve.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hard part would be getting up the nerve to ring her doorbell. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She went waltzing out the kitchen and had the nerve to stick out her tongue at me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In health class they had done a unit on body systems, bones, nerves, and organs. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Hazel calmed her nerves, trying to avoid pulling more gold from the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looks straight ahead, but his voice betrays his nerves. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Despite his fraying nerves, Dasch remembered the captain of the U-boat telling him the sailors had a flare in case they had trouble getting back to the submarine. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z With dusk approaching, he couldn’t get up the nerve to venture outside—not with those deadly cottonmouths skulking around. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Get rid of all the nerve endings in my body? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t liked it when one new person—me—had invaded his world, I could only imagine what this was doing to his nerves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But she knew that even if the knives were not poised above her optic nerve, she would attend to her nephews only out of duty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "No, but every time I'm in the park, he follows me everywhere. He's always following me. He gets on my nerves." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Her nerves were under continual irritation and suffering; and by the ten days’ end, her nephew’s letter to Randalls communicated a change of plan. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Boy, could he get on your nerves sometimes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But merely to walk into such a place needed an effort of the nerve. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The uneasiness precipitated by the mere thought of such public performance disordered my nerves to a great degree, and I felt fearful of most everything. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even if motorists, after being detained and interrogated, have the nerve to refuse consent to a search, the police can arrest them anyway. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was like his nerves were poking out three inches from his skin. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z That boy then has the nerve to say, “How much different could real life be from the video game?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z This business of managing stores and women store-owners was trying on a man’s nerves. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But Sohrab squinted at me, and the knot of nerves in my chest melted a little bit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I scribbled down a script to fight off my nerves. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A mix of nerves and excitement washes over me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Well, I have enough nerves right now. I must be on my way to win the gold,” I joked, trying to make light of my current situation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was not wounded in any part of my body, but I had never experienced such intense pain, such a ripping of the nerves, such an ache of the heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt went to the music room and played the piano to calm his nerves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To do things involving practiced skills, you need to turn loose the systems of muscles and nerves responsible for each maneuver, place them on their own, and stay out of it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So far we’ve only purchased things from around the edges; we can’t get up the nerve to walk in there whole hog and do our shopping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A cup of hot milk would calm her nerves. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Those chemicals have been proven to cause cancer, damage nerve cells, and disrupt your endocrine system—your hormones. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Low Cuts stood outside, stared at the building for a moment, working up the nerve to go in. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Penny sits on Mom’s lap and keeps pushing computer keys, messing up the display, which is getting on my nerves. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The hysterical tensity of his nerves urged him to speak, to free himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Sound to me like she been knowing about it but she ain’t never had the nerve to say nothing.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We talked about how Ivan DeVore, the postmaster, had finally worked up the nerve to ask Velma T. to the upcoming Second Annual Homecoming Celebration, being held eighteen years after the first one. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z As soon as I saw it, I felt a ball of shredded nerves unwind and whip around my stomach. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She opened her mouth and closed it several times, but kept losing her nerve. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But before I could get up the nerve, she was inside the building and the moment was gone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But there are enough victors who still have the wits and the nerve to come out fighting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I struggled to find the nerve to tell her I didn’t want to write her, that I wanted her to be there by my side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry waited, but Dumbledore did not say anything about the disagreement with Scrimgeour that the Daily Prophet had reported, and he did not have the nerve to pursue the subject, so he changed it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even so, my nerves were still on edge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The botched proverb grated on his already raw nerves. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I straighten his lapel and try not to pay attention to my prickly nerves as we head inside. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He’s watching Alex, eyes blown dark and hazy, and Alex is watching him right back, every nerve in both bodies narrowed down to a single point. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The sight of pristine lines of marching soldiers going back and forth in the distance calmed my nerves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her jangling nerves relaxed, and as the clear low voice went on a contentment wrapped her round like the sunshine in the meadow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He could feel his own nerves, each one, millions of them, taut with energy waiting to be released. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “For a few seconds. Suspends its respiration; yours, too, but humans can function without respiring—perspiring?—for a couple of minutes, but the vagus nerve of an andy—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The words resonating in his ears soothe the last of his nerves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He lay quivering, every nerve of his flesh awake. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was Uncle Vernon, still purple-faced, still mustached, still looking furious at the nerve of Harry, carrying an owl in a cage in a station full of ordinary people. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His voice shook with nerves but he was determined to speak to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Another sleepless night had left his nerves raw, and the very sight of food sickened him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body migrates to where he touches. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside I found things long forgotten: my mother fitting words together for a song, diction for the stage, three recipes for tea to calm nerves and promote sleep, finger scales for the lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He gathered the nerve to tell his father something else...tell him about his role in Mariam’s loss, but the teakettle whistled, and as Habib turned away, Fadi lost his nerve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I brush past him and lead the way to the stage, trying to hide my nerves. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a question I’d wondered for years, but never had the nerve or the opportunity to ask. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the professor's opinion, the bullet rested against important nerves, and he recommended leaving it there. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The sharp, pointed fragment hit a hollow tooth and whanged into the nerve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I feel every nerve in my arm connect to some other part of my body, and electricity is shooting through all of me, making me sweat instantly. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As much as he gets on my nerves, it was sweet when he gave me a handmade card that said “Sorry.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The nerve stopped shrieking and the pain dropped to an ache. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I had to get up my nerve to ask a question, since it wasn’t as “normal” as I thought. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Publicity works both ways, sir. If Quinn wants to call me a robot, and has the nerve to do so, I have the nerve to play the game his way.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The dogs lost their nerve and ran—all except one. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She could think of no better antidote for the dark mood of the children; besides, turning her mind to the adventures of that lovable pony was likely to settle her nerves as well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She knew Zeitoun considered himself a good driver, but when they rode together she was a jumble of nerves. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My stomach is all angry butterflies and nerves, and I feel like I’m going to lose what little control I have at any moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The bus stop is only two blocks away, but my nerves multiply with every step. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Whatever nerve I’d worked up to call him I immediately lost. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It’s not about nerve. You know what? Whatever.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath to try to calm my nerves. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I had been sensible of its pulses spreading throughout my arms, across my chest like the ramifying systems of artery or nerve. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z One day I got up my nerve to go to school and see what was going on. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “This soup is really getting on my nerves,” Caroline whispered in my ear as she walked by the stove to get some water from the kitchen faucet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You kids just would not stop and you, Loung, always start these fights. You get on my nerves too much.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding his breath, Luke stopped outside the door to that room and gathered the nerve to peek in. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z They talk of their B-trees and Disk Doctors and then have the nerve to complain when I discuss bowel obstructions at the dinner table. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Nina couldn’t tell if it was nerves, imagination, or if the place really was cold, but her skin puckered with gooseflesh, and she had to fight to keep her teeth from chattering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once clasping the familiar shape of the blowpipe, Ranofer’s hands steadied and so did his nerves. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Violet had the nerve to put it on the fireplace mantel in her own parlor and both she and Joe looked at it in bewilderment. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I fight down my nerves and try to focus on why I’m here—to get answers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z At worst, unrestrained, a matching set of sharpened kitchen knives would be drawn across her optic nerve, and then again, with a greater downward pressure, and she would be entirely shut in and alone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Only I still couldn’t believe she’d have had the nerve to. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got on his nerves he threw them out the way he would sell a pig. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was my nerves, but his office had the closed-in feeling of a jail cell, metal jalousies at the windows and fluorescence the only light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “You have a good aim and good nerves,” she allowed behind the sheet she was folding. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "I was thirteen, and that morning I couldn't eat. The nerves made my stomach a mess. So when I marched into his office, I took one look at him and passed out." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "I was the only man throughout the entire nation,” he bragged, "that had the inspiration and the nerve and the brain and the opportunity to do the work.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My insides gurgle a little as we head to where the rickshaws are waiting, but I think it’s nerves. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z This was a nerve- racking assignment, as I’d had no experience with any of the patients. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The little terror even had the nerve to hum to herself while she scarfed my meal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “They have to see if there’s going to be nerve damage. The season’s over for me, though.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Decidedly I suffer from the nerves,” said Poirot and retired to bed again. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughter and music skipped across the water like rocks thrown with just the right spin, their edges just as sharp against Tally’s nerves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The next few days I was a case of nerves. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer the statue stood in Pompeii, the more anger it seemed to radiate, making Reyna’s skin itchy and her nerves raw. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The tiger felt the command in every nerve and sinew. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Somebody has the nerve to throw an arm around me and put their hand over my nose. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The ticking of the clock on his desk was loud and the sound jarred his nerves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Harry’s stomach lurched with nerves and Ron, he saw, looked pale under his freckles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They part suddenly, Gogol working up the nerve to ask for her number at the last minute, writing it into the same book where he’d drawn her the floor plan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After five minutes of waiting I gathered my nerve, stepped onto the porch, knocked on the door, and quickly retreated. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Shaking off my nerves, I follow the hall to a small waiting room—six chairs with a magazine rack in the corner. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I can tell you one thing,” the doctor said, “if it was the younger sister sneaking around this house at night, she had nerves of iron. It watches,” he added suddenly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “You laugh like monkeys and you ain’t got nerve enough to do nothing but talk.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A surprising sense of calm eased his nerves; he let out a long sigh of relief. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I had seen her cry only once before, and then only, I think, from nerves and exhaustion. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I said the exact words I’d planned, right away, so I wouldn’t lose my nerve. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bill, who was six and always in trouble anyway, was the only one with nerve enough to laugh. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived back at the square with all possible expedition, our nerves in no settled state. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She might let the mistress talk her into staying or lose her nerve if she didn’t set out at once. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I take the elevator up to her floor, my nerves multiplying every second. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z From time to time, Shackleton would reassign men to different tents to keep them from getting on each other's nerves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The sound of the telephone ringing seemed to have woken every nerve in my body. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a while before I got up the nerve to ask where we were going. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You trying to get the nerve to stick me up or you running from somebody?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Harry felt his hair fly back off his forehead; his nerves left him in the thrill of the flight; he glanced around, saw Malfoy on his tail, and sped off in search of the Snitch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A flush of nerves climbs from my stomach to my neck. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Harry’s nerves mounted as June the twenty-fourth drew closer, but they were not as bad as those he had felt before the first and second tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s hard not to, especially at first. I know. You keep hoping. And of course, so soon after the war there was still the nerve gas.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I would have stood there like an idiot, feeling those nerves in my stomach start to spin again, if I hadn’t felt a push from behind. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And you also knew this— that he would get up again and vow revenge and never have the nerve or the know-how to take that revenge. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to act casual as she told Taryn she thought it was a good idea, but inside she was ablaze with nerves. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Always listening to the emotions of others, always feeling their petty yammering on your nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That alone calmed his nerves and gave him hope. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You still do not follow what I mean. Suppose he had gone as a merlin last night, and failed in the ordeal, and lost his nerve?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask, but I don’t have the nerve. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He needed to steel up his nerves before they set out to do the real business at hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He sat quivering, every nerve tense, recognizing the smell, and presently past the opening of the cave waddled a large porcupine, returning peacefully home from a night’s foraging. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shae,” he said, and before he could lose his nerve, he went to her and kissed her, cupping her face in his hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was very tired, Yellin was, and his nerves long past frayed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Plus, having something in my hands helped me with my nerves. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The more things these hands could do, the more successful their owners were, so evolutionary pressure brought about an increasing concentration of nerves and finely tuned muscles in the palms and fingers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a deep breath, and when she speaks, I can hear the nerves lacing her words. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “These here kids is got nerve. Stand back, the rest of yous. These kids is goin’ to have a show at this tree.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sonny had a bad heart, and Deborah had arthritis, osteoporosis, nerve deafness, anxiety, and depression. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "But my poor nerves——" and then came the most terrible noise they could have heard at that moment: the noise of the door opening. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Before I could lose my nerve, I pulled free my ribbon tie and yanked down my collar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And bouncing on her flat heels, full of coffee and nerve and code, was Eva Seiler, Berlin’s interpretive liaison with London, soon to insinuate herself into the German-speaking underworld of Ormaie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “He’s starting to get on my nerves, calling you armless Aven,” he mumbled. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If he had possessed the steel nerves not to become rattled in public before, now he was: “I’ve reached the end of my rope!” he shouted to the audience of five hundred. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments of amicable silence, Bailey works up the nerve to ask a question, one he’s not sure he ’ll be comfortable asking once they meet back up with Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It has a mournful harping note sometimes, and the very persistence of it, that eternal roll and thunder and hiss, plays a jagged tune upon the nerves. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And after thinking about even hitting on an older girl, a woman, the nerves really started to take over. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I still had to help my parents translate the bills and other documents at home, which got on my nerves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My mother knows how to hit a nerve. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy was definitely getting on my nerves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I still got nervous, but after a while, the stomach-twisting nerves that went along with the unknown turned into only a flutter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He poked at the fire with a thin stick, more nerves than anything. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They can specify how a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell and thus become the arbiters of normal cognition and neural development. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Exhausted, Penelope hustled the children back to the nursery and made them copy alphabets on slates with their slate pencils, while she drank three cups of milky tea to settle her nerves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It’s Sa-ra, not Sarah,” I say before I lose my nerve. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Sticky, already losing his nerve, couldn’t help trying to stall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In traditional medicine ‘spirits’ did the work in the body that we would attribute to electrical impulses travelling along the nerves; these spirits were, we might say, barely material. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But week after week of no news, or bad news, had set Fadi’s nerves on edge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He could feel his nerves stretching a ridiculous smile across his face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Lyra marveled at the nerve of the little spy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z John smoked a second cigarette, and then somehow we got enough nerve. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Will they tell him stories to calm his nerves? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked inside and promptly lost his nerve. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing was really starting to get on Zach’s nerves. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z If this journal be true—and judging by one’s own wonderful experiences, it must be—he is also a man of great nerve. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her nerves getting the best of her, Seven began to talk nonstop and, over Thorn’s grandma Lilou’s famous fluffy pancakes, recounted the epic fight of the day before. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I have a little trick that I do when I’m nervous: I hold my fingers in my palm, concentrating on their movement, rather than on my nerves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He wanted Quidditch Through the Ages back, to take his mind off his nerves about tomorrow. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My nerves left me the moment we stepped onstage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I try to sleep, but not even Dolly does my nerves any good. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My nerves are making me feel sick—I don’t know if he’ll even remember me or what happened, but I also don’t know how he’ll act if he does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z What kind of teacher has the nerve to suggest there’s racial inequality to a classroom full of millennials? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A continuous dialogue is going on between the two hemispheres, channeled through an immense bundle of nerves, the corpus callosum, the bridge between creativity and analysis, both of which are necessary to understand the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled along behind her, careful to avoid the dust she kicked up, and struggling to steady a flutter of growing nerves. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Bigger’s nerves gave way and he spoke hysterically: “They going to kill me! You know they going to kill me. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose I’ve got things on my nerves a bit. When people are suspicious with you, you start being suspicious with them.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But with these girls, somehow, I lacked the nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I had to be satisfied with . . . that filthy, slavering rat Maria called a dog. I keep a small amount of laudanum for my nerves.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was either getting hotter or Virgil’s nerves were getting weaker. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Tonight, however, Bud Gleason—his shifty eyes, his shot nerves, the way he belted down martinis against a heart specialist’s orders—nagged at the back of his brain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It took all Nathan’s nerve and many deep breaths to calm his instincts to squish the spider that was crawling up his leg. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This was the nerve that had allowed me to open and close my left eye, raise my left eyebrow, and smile. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The pitch of her voice sends a skitter of nerves through me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It was already the beginning of March before I finally worked up the nerve to thank Faith for her Mr. J. Cash offering. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And their nerves were plenty jangled—they had always fought about stupid stuff, but now it seemed like they fought All. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “He had the nerve to ask me to sell awhile back.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was the next morning when Melanie finally got up nerve enough to talk to April about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t no white folk dare talk to him with that kind of tone down in South Carol-liney, and this colored man had the nerve? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Finally I got up my nerve and crept past him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Apparently his nerves couldn’t stand the sound of the word “broomsticks” in his living room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Seven was desperate, every nerve in her body screaming at her to go save Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” I said quickly, before I could lose my nerve. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One side of a card might read, “Show me, sir, the lesions of Horner’s syndrome & oculomotor nerve paralysis. And what the divvil’s an Argyll Robertson pupil?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Quickly, before she lost her nerve, she shoved the door open and reached for the light switch on the wall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The nerve endings exploded into shivers on his skin. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I never worked up the nerve to actually ask her out or walk her home or anything that bold. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My breathing was tight, just like my nerves, as I wondered what I’d find inside that room. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Lot’s nerve began to collapse at this stage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a powerful force for me, especially at fourteen, with my nerves bright and jangling, ready to launch into a symphony at the slightest provocation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Benny Quinto led prayer circles in his living room and offered to smoke with anyone who needed to calm their nerves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Before he spoke, he was terribly nervous—but how he described those nerves gives an insight into how thoroughgoing was his theory of oratory: Personally, I am always very nervous when I begin to speak. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He had some nerve, lying to her like that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. Murder and the snow and all, and nothing doing. Just hanging about and killing time. I’d like to get busy after someone or something.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom admits that nerves were part of the equation but says her doubts and anxieties were allayed by the excitement of starting a life with my dad. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z As War Admiral walked to the line alongside the flagman and starter Cassidy, Woolf worked to fray the Triple Crown winner’s famously delicate nerves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve got a lot of nerve bringing this up again,” she says, her eyes narrowing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I'm sure he got drunk just in order to get up the nerve to walk in the door and tell me he loved me, and after that eruption of sentimentality, he wanted out. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I am surprised you did not seek the aid of the Consistorial Court, where we have strong nerves.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The train is going much faster than it has every other time I’ve jumped, but I can’t lose my nerve now, in front of all these members. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then it was rent by a sound so raw, so painful, that my nerves began screaming in response. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Gregg was known for his nerve as a stickup man, he was reluctant to cross Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And another came during the evening, so that they were compelled to study with their nerves being plucked like banjo strings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “That took more nerve than I thought you had, boy,” Goddard said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In fact, I was proud of them for having the nerve to face him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her optic nerve is transmitting those signals to her visual cortex. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He knew perfectly well whom he’d like to ask, but working up the nerve was something else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The few times she’d actually spotted other users, she didn’t have the nerve to approach them and say anything. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z With some preternatural craftiness he always knew the right nerve to touch, at exactly the right moment, to wound and outrage most. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s been a bundle of nerves about this whole outing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cain had touched a nerve in her today—when he had mentioned her parents, she’d lost control entirely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He told me that he was anxious all the time and that the alcohol calmed his nerves. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At first, after moving out here, Mattie’s constant chatter and baby Fern’s drooling had got on my nerves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t really know Judy, and I probably wouldn’t have had the nerve to kiss her in front of everybody, even if I did. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody had the nerve to go near him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d almost mastered my jumpy nerves when I saw the tiny litde elevator car we were going to ride to the top of the Arch, and I knew I was in trouble. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If you had the nerve to ask him, he’d take the book home and ask his son, who was with the Dodgers, to sign it too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Through the windows, as if in a stop-motion photograph, the place looked as if it had been hit by nerve gas, everything still and lifeless, even the people. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no more fear—no more steeling of her nerves…. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Like whistling softly in class so that it got on the teacher’s nerves, a barely perceptible whistle that could drive a teacher up the wall. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not that!” he snaps impatiently at one point, just because I have the nerve to select a tie with a cartoon character on it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z "Do not stop me, what I say, señor. I say it quick, or I lose the nerve. Two weeks—maybe three—I try to get up the nerve." Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when she was tired, she said I worked her nerves, but there wasn’t nothing to it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z On the radio, at the end of the war, they said the enemy was using nerve gas, bacteria, and “other antipersonnel weapons.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He kept a stony silence as Jorge pranced around, trying to work on Matt’s nerves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed so much it cracked him open, swapping his insides for his outsides, as if he were wearing his own nerves for a coat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As Nok climbed down after him, she tried to steady her nerves. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body was alive and buzzing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It takes me a minute to find my nerves and muscles, but I hug him too, and everything about him, from his height to his thin body, reminds me of Dad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The buzzing deepened, sending sparks along Finn’s nerves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The room went deadly quiet. “... for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House sixty points.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Count was beginning to experience a decline of nerve. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His moans rang off the barn walls and worked on everyone’s nerves, but no one gave in. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him that I had no place to stay, but he got off before I could summon the nerve to confide in him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was quickly on a plane to Port-au-Prince, though not without a case of nerves when he walked through immigration and showed his passport. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Presently I had enough nerve to look out. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Three girls came from the church dance because Jane Appling had invited them, and I think she had one @#$% of a nerve. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Mark said, his heart thumping, his nerves on edge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her mom captured all of this, laughing along with them, and with every click of the camera, Emily’s nerves eased. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When I finally got the nerve to open my eyes, I looked into the crowd of Posada kids, teachers, and families that had gathered. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z To produce that single illuminating experiment, a thousand nonilluminating experiments have to be sent into the trash; it is battle between nature and nerve. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There was the pitter-patter of footsteps above them, which almost made him stop, but he steeled his nerves and kept going. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Still, I'm pretty sure Ted sensed he’d hit a nerve, and he kept coming at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath to calm his nerves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A slight pause followed — and then Wormtail spoke, the words tumbling from him in a rush, as though he was forcing himself to say this before he lost his nerve. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Every nerve in his body suddenly felt like a rush of wind in long grass. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She almost lost her nerve, she told us, but had barged on. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He shook off his nerves and began by humming the melody. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My nerves remained tense even after I had had a hot shower and crawled into bed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Baba is at home. She couldn’t sleep last night. She’s afraid another catastrophe will happen. The doctor gave her pills to calm her nerves.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid saw an old, old woman jerk her head up, her little eyes blinking confusedly, a woman whose nerves leapt toward the sound anytime she heard “Mama!” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every secret of the body was rendered up—bone risen through flesh, sacrilegious glimpses of an intestine or an optic nerve. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kat told me that at the end-of-school dance, you finally found the nerve to do more than stare and bump into her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “The nerve of that kid! Always asking questions—it’s what got him sent to the Waiting Room last time, you know. I thought he’d learned his lesson.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z At first, the storm seemed reluctant to come ashore, building up its nerve over a slow twenty-four hours, the air pressure changing in a way that made the hoverboards jittery to ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Being with Jody and Mark and Cal was beginning to weigh on my nerves, like a dull wooden block on the strings of a piano. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Whatever chemical laces the fog does more than burn—it targets our nerves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you ask me,” said Ron once Harry had finished describing his conversation with Tonks, “she’s cracking up a bit. Losing her nerve after what happened at the Ministry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Steeling my nerves, I retrieved the sponge from the porcelain basin at my side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Look who’s talking. I don’t know how you had the nerve to receive communion at chapel this morning.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in that scent had set his nerves alight. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The shower has always been a place for me to think about stuff and just, sort of, work my nerves out in my head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I’m dying to get out of the house, antsy from nerves, jittery about the deadline. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The skin on my forearms buzz with nerves. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom could be as wise as a philosopher, but her moods were getting on my nerves. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I got up the nerve to go in. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, my nerves too itchy to stay still. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It used to make me feel bad, but now it just gets on my nerves. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Gran gave the appropriate head nods and “uh-huhs” whenever I paused to take in a breath and calm my jittery nerves. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Did I have the nerve to commit suicide? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the doctors did the delicate work of removing portions of the damaged nerve and reconnecting it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We were then by ourselves and Steve, his nerves jangling, could not stop speaking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You've got some nerve!'' He pulled out a bill, inspected it closely, and then held it in front of the kitchen light. “Hold on!'' he said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z How could it be possible that there were that many nerve endings all in one place? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She already had a carer assigned to her at the time, and I remember it taking a bit of nerve on my part. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But every part of me, every fiber and every nerve, is straining toward freedom, not just from this cell but from the prison of the city beyond it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With eyes glazed, with nerves tingling with excitement, he looked about the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I swallow down all of the nerves trying to erupt out of me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The five women were sweaty from nerves and heat. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Without the shade of Babou’s fig trees, the neighborhood was a luminous white, so bright, I was certain I could feel my optic nerves cooking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z People might say afterwards "Old Macarthur lost his nerve a bit, made some colossal blunders, sacrificed some of his best men." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Her compliment surges through me with a mix of excitement and nerves and concern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z By now, Patria had got him to sit down in a rocker and at least accept a glass of guanabana juice—good for the nerves, Mami always said. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At a speech in Salt Lake City, Humphrey summoned the nerve to break with Johnson. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Please, Mummy. Don’t start. I haven’t got the nerves for a law court.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Sissy threw Katie into another spasm of giggles by mumbling from the closet that the tenants had a nerve raising such a racket when there was a sick woman in the house. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The shot to the chest cracked a rib and punctured his right lung, but the bullet he took to the right shoulder messed up a bunch of nerves. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There was a battery of naval guns that had gotten on his nerves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She takes a loud slurp of her tea—which always, always gets on my nerves—and tells me I’m going to have a quinceañera. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Rajesh had arrived in Calcutta in 1946, just as the city was itself losing sanity—its nerves fraying; its love depleted; its patience spent. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Every nerve ending on my skin felt like it was on fire. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Shackleton believed that keeping to some pretense of normal routine would calm the men’s nerves and settle their fears. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I tried sounding businesslike and world-weary, but when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Sedaris revealed himself. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Curious, the cubs jumped forward, lost their nerve. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z With my thoughts bouncing between my restless nerves and persistent determination, I missed the pastor’s entire sermon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Where do you get the nerve to keep flying, when in a single year you’ve already survived being shot down twice? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “We carried these jokers, birthed them, and now they got the nerve to be ashamed of us.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We could not rearrange his limbs so that his nerves might quiet their shrill attack; he desperately sought, but could not find, sleep’s oblivion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Probably just nerves from listening to Dr. Singh talk about dosages. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z All my nerves concentrated there, alive to every movement of his skin on mine. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth is I’ll never read it again because the book got on my nerves, but I want to keep the conversation going. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Before I can lose my nerve, I turn and press my forehead to the barrel of the gun behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z What do you say when your best friend has lost his mojo because you tried to reduce him to a paranoid bundle of nerves terrified of going into anaphylactic shock? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For whatever reason, mostly the flutter of nerves in my gut, I let him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She rode it down toward the crumbling towers, her nerves growing jumpy as the ruins rose up to blot out the half-moon. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The nerve of her, saying I don’t have time for you. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt a pinprick of nerves along his spine—he’d had no idea it was going to be so busy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The steady clatter of the machine numbed my nerves. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Once I realized the knots in my stomach were just nerves, the pain eased slightly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her jaw dropped like she couldn’t believe I had the nerve to remember her name. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Genie wanted to say something about it, but his nerves got the best of him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The nerves came back, and his anxiety started to climb up his body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This horned toad was really getting on his last nerve. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then the muscle cannot contract, nor can the impulse race along the nerve pathways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Finally when she had gotten the nerve to ask the question, the right question, it made no difference. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A small voice inside Harry’s head answered him: Their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it was nerves or what, but all three of us burst out laughing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And at the best he would have come out of Efrafa with no more than a couple of does, because his nerve had failed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He cannot keep himself from smiling despite her serious tone and the nerves that are still keeping his heart from beating at a steady rate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ranofer, with every nerve and muscle taut, felt a wave of fear that was almost nausea. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z "Now, boys, this is the time to be quiet and hold your nerves. Do exactly what I tell you," Dasch said, taking charge. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z This li’l boy’s got a whole bunch of money pinned to the front of his jersey—it must be his birthday—and he’s got the nerve to complain about my prices? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t take nerve, Obie. When you march down to the rail, you’re receiving The Body, man. Me, I’m just chewing a wafer they buy by the pound in Worcester.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I point out that Tiny Cooper had about 11,542 girlfriends freshman year, and then Tiny punches me in the arm in a way that he thinks is playful but actually causes permanent nerve damage. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z "Listen, Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight. I found a neurologist, a nerve doctor, who works on problems like yours." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart was galloping in my chest, but it wasn’t nerves; it was excitement. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I tried to stay calm, but the way he spat the word out—Blue—rankled my already frayed nerves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s not the best thing for a constant rattle of nerves to seem normal, even necessary. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I put on the slippers and step into Lord Kensington alone, trying not to let my nerves show as the elevator doors shut and the adults wish me luck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Ferula, who usually had her nerves well under control, had never got used to earthquakes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That can get on your nerves after a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z And their mom has the nerve to say, “Are you looking for twins for the play?” and the young woman says, “Oh, I don’t know, I’m just an assistant in the casting office.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Chess Federation, as was required of all participants, Bobby lost either his nerve or his will and said he didn’t want to play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This means that what is probable changes over time; but Locke never nerved himself up to take the further step of saying that knowledge itself changes over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A spot in her eyes that connected to many nerves gave her an instant focus on movement. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Nobody had the nerve to even pretend to know something they really ain't know nothing about. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But he had the nerve to ride by Grandpa’s house and not stop. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Two nerve ends in Ignatius’ mind met and formed an immediate association. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke wished he’d had the nerve to ask about the Population Law, or the famines, or even some family history. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, the doctor who had repaired my facial nerve installed a tiny electronic sound transmitter called a cochlear implant deep behind my ear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nailer nerved himself up and called after the man. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You’re the best Keeper I tried out, Ron. Your only problem is nerves.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At that moment, in 1981, the Cold War hinged on the calm nerves and training of one American spy, standing knee-deep in chilly water in a Moscow manhole. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my mouth and shook off my nerves. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Like every nerve in my body was withering in, pulling away from my fingers and toes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Before I could get up my nerve, the terrace door opened. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her nerves were still as frayed as old rope; every sudden skitter and crunch of leaf underfoot rattled her insides. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He had never suffered nerves like these; they were way beyond anything he had experienced before a Quidditch match, not even his last one against Slytherin, which had decided who would win the Quidditch Cup. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dimple looked at Rishi’s sketches, her excitement tempered by the nerves that had begun manifesting themselves every time she looked at him after that night. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The wolf stretched and struggled; it pushed and strained every nerve and muscle to snap the ribbon that bound it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She pokes my exposed nerves, exploring whether she’ll take up residence in my skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I had lived through the wildest hour where nobody did anything major to me, but their threats, near misses, and flying paper airplanes and pencils had shattered my nerves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A laugh bursts from my mouth, half joy and half nerves, and he carries me across the room, dropping me unceremoniously on the couch. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Armstrong was in a pitiable condition of nerves. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Friendship firmly bound the 46th Guards together, and their stretched nerves depended on it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She brings me lemon balm tea to settle my nerves and starts cleaning up the mess, breathing hard with effort and fear, muttering about how she knew it, that thieves are lurking around every comer. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nike was sending off waves of tension, setting his nerves on fire. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I lacked the nerve to explain about Grandpa not hiring help. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Fear lest he depart while she sat trembling upstairs nerved her and she was inside the room before she caught her breath. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He nodded, wincing at bit at the name like a remembered wound pinching at a nerve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z An electric current seemed to course through Harry, jangling his every nerve as he stood rooted to the spot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The room was almost black, and a rank smell sent flutters of panic along Tendai’s nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The babble of news anchors with their interactive electoral maps always jangled my nerves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Ha ha ha! The nerve of him! All right, my little warrior! It’s a bet. Name your promises.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I—” Dorian glanced at the window, then back at his father, steeling his nerve once more. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The snarky chastising rubbed every single one of my nerves the wrong way. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kleist carried the ax in the family, but I could see from my hiding place that her nerves were unsteady. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Things like “how dare you,” “appalling nerve,” and “unspeakable gall.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "I can't do anything—not now. My poor nerves! No: we must just lie still a bit and then go back." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Crossing the turnpike from the Texaco—a feat that, performed on foot, demands both speed and nerve—brings you to more substantial sources of sustenance, including a Pizza Hut and a Shop-n-Save. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Central Park was okay, but building my castle soothed my nerves. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He blinked his eyes from the bright sunshine; his nerves were so taut that he had difficulty in breathing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But I always lose my nerve because, really, is it any of my business? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I tell myself it is nothing, just nerves; I convince myself that I get nervous easily. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From the forests and fisheries and farmlands of an Arcadian state dawned a powerful military capital, a nerve center that had welcomed residents by the hundreds of thousands since the start of the conflict. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z That evening I thought about telling Mama that the teacher wanted to see her, but I didn’t get up the nerve. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Ghohg had installed his own magical early-warning system: long, monstrous nerves that snaked through the hills and would jolt when a distant guard stomped on the other end. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I look at her like she’s getting on my last nerve. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z There’s no question that she did damage to the town by exposing raw nerves and bringing up the sins of Chokecherry’s past. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When he didn’t, I got the nerve to look up at him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I rubbed my finger over it the entire bus ride, my stomach bubbling over with nerves. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just recalling the indignities he had met as a black man seemed to expose some raw nerve in this highly educated, dignified official. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’ll build a pretty little house right over by the woodlot. Say, how would that be? Then we wouldn’t get on each other’s nerves.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought he could smell smoke, though perhaps it was just the scent of his nerves fraying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The other family's daughters lived in my father's library, where I had always escaped when my siblings got on my nerves. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The lazy, empty days in the city and the irrational atmosphere in the house set my nerves on edge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Christmas came one morning and haggled everybody’s nerves like a dull ax—too shabby to cut clean but too heavy to ignore. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, gaining the nerve to look, I snuck a peek to the other side of the room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z All this time the young dog crouched on the hillside, motionless and watchful, although every driving, urgent nerve in his body fretted and strained at the delay. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to take a nostalgia bath to calm my nerves before seeing my mother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It must have been indeed a terrible shock to the nerves, and already the poor lady was upset by the journey and leaving her daughter. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But off the held in the coaches’ office after practice, Belew couldn’t believe the nerve of Boobie to ask such a ridiculous question. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I had reached the river, every nerve in my body was drawn up as tight as a fiddlestring. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next ten minutes, ministers followed the protest of alien nerves in fortresses across the Bonecruel Mountains and the Plateau of Drume. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Kate’s would rip the nerves to a sinful ecstasy and leave a man shaken and weak and frightened at himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He tries to show them he is fearless, but each time he goes out on this mission, he is always afraid of losing his nerve. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took some nerve to go and see her without being summoned; to go with the sort of demands Roy was making seemed suicidal. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The war had already disrupted her nerves to the point of exhaustion. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her job was to open up the rat’s head and figure out what the nerve gas had done to the brain. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If they damage the nerves around your eyes, there’s a chance you might lose your eyesight,” she said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z My nerves tightened each time a car passed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The few times she’d actually spotted other users, she didn’t have the nerve to approach them and say anything. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He said that she’s back to smoking to soothe her nerves.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Heir of Slytherin had lost his or her nerve, thought Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I guess my nerves were pretty shot, too. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z So just before it was time to march out onto the floor with the other competitors, I was in the bathroom crying from sheer nerves and the fear that I was about to humiliate myself. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "You have the nerve to threaten me . . . in my own office?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The nerves mostly had to do with leaving the Bay Area bubble. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Like Dedd, I just didn’t have the nerves for revolution, but unlike her, I didn’t have the excuse of a bossy husband. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves had calmed and my stomach was complaining. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Privately, however, the impending visit of this nobleman, upon which hung so many of the house’s fortunes, depressed 03-01’s spirits as much as it agitated his nerves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z One reporter had had the nerve to ask him, “How can you not know what’s going on in your own office?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I wish it,” she said quickly, before she could lose her nerve. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her head was aching and the hair at her temples, even though Aisha had not twisted too tightly, still caused a tugging discomfort, a disturbance of her neck and nerves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The place smelled of their beer and hair tonic, their punch-clock misery, their frayed nerves, their trade unionism. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He stared for a few long moments and tried to muster the nerve to say something. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I said it before I had a chance to lose my nerve: “Can I ask what you’re reading?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When he got on her nerves the worst, she imagined and dreamed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I got up the nerve to ask my mom if I could go. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She imagined her sitting on the bed working up the nerve. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mother’s nerves are very much on edge, and that doesn’t bode well for me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As he breathed in deeply, trying to settle his nerves, a mixture of smells bombarded him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Whatever was eroding inside my father, withering his muscles and stripping his nerves, he viewed it as his own private challenge, as something to silently withstand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I’m sure that’s true, but I don’t think my nerves, or my truck, could take it.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She hadn’t heard from him in months, and was ticked that he had the nerve to expect her to drop everything and come running. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The paralysis was accompanied by destruction of the nerve sheaths and by degeneration of the cells of the anterior horns of the spinal cord. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I swear I don’t know how she had the nerve, but she laughed in his face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I believed, and still do, that our bodies are our selves, that my soul is the voltage conducted through neurons and nerves, and that my spirit is my flesh. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dimple felt a flurry of nerves as she spun around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She wants to tap her fingers with sudden nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z This time I strike some sort of nerve with the Girl. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Alex should probably blame some of his queasiness on nerves but chooses to blame it all on this morning’s appalling breakfast spread—what kind of garbage country eats bland beans on white toast for breakfast? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But starting to enter I lost my nerve and backed away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Pressure against this important bundle of nerves can cause all kinds of trouble lower down in the body. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, I don't know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don't know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When the car had stopped, he sat still for a moment to let the road jumps get out of his nerves. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston poured out nearly a teacupful, nerved himself for a shock, and gulped it down like a dose of medicine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And the hero answered: “Before long they will stand to right and left of us in combat, in the shouting, when the test comes— our nerve against the suitors’ in my hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took part in an unarmed combat class and was knocked to the ground so often that it took all his nerve to persuade himself to get up again. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I heard a few curses from the Ares cabin, but Clarisse just rolled her eyes, like she couldn’t believe I’d had the nerve to survive. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They had been clumsy and shy at first, but the giddiness that flooded through her after the kiss had plowed through all those nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And worse, a husder could never afford to have it demonstrated that he could be bluffed, that he could be frightened by a threat, that he lacked nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt cold, which probably meant it was so hot it was overloading Annabeth’s nerves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My hands shake with nerves as I offer it to Claudine. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As he found each piece, he lifted it carefully, every nerve in his body aware of his missing fingers, and slipped it into the sheath. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Except my hands are so sweaty from nerves I nearly fall. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Smith, his nerves at the breaking point, made an ominous statement implying that there would be no match race, then led the horse out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like an old, broken version of Dr. Cable’s, a rusty razor blade drawn across her nerves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And whether the nerve was worked up or not, once Bit said, "Ready?" he took off for the door. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z But this business of dropping Selena off at her house after tennis and then getting stuck—every single time—for the whole cab fare was getting on Ginnie’s nerves. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Um, maybe later, girL” I stared at the dark waters, trying to get up my nerve. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Totally unacceptable!” grated a voice that fluttered Arm’s nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Getting up my nerve, I walked over to her and asked politely, “Where are y’all from?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If we got on her nerves or if we were disobedient, she could always send us back to Stamps. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But let one man step out of the regular thought or the known and trusted pattern, and the nerves of the townspeople ring with nervousness and communication travels over the nerve lines of the town. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Must have been my nerves playing a trick on me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I’ve never known another commoner who had the nerve to do that. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It furnishes mechanical energy to muscle cells; electrical energy to nerve cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Chaol got there first when you arrived. And besides, I had to work up the nerve to approach you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This was a nerve shock even to me, to hear that the villagers thought Christianity was like some old picture show that was way out of date. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was all these people not making a sound that was getting on my nerves. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Then I remember my mother saying that if a burn's severe, the victim might not even feel pain because the nerves would be destroyed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She plucked up the nerve to ask him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At my words, the ear pendant whizzed and whirled like a top, sending thousands of tiny, exquisite vibrations to every nerve in my body. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was that night’s nerves of steel that landed me in France six weeks ago. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I wanted to examine it up close but didn’t have the nerve. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, however, Amarante felt a nerve twitch somewhere deep inside his body: he held his fire, blinked his eyes, and then lowered the gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With a corner of her hijab, she dabbed at the moisture above her upper lip and tried to gather her nerves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He told me a fish has got special nerves under its skin so it can feel the shape of things moving in the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was extensive nerve damage, which his physicians regarded as permanent. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In between marathon bicycle rides I spend most of my time taking care of chickens, learning how to wire up small explosive devices, and trying hard not to suddenly scream my head off with nerves. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It missed the spinal cord by a hair, missed the medulla oblongata, and traveled through her head just underneath the brain, missing every major vein, artery, and nerve. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Summer smells of lawn and mulch filled the air, and suddenly I lost my nerve. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z These were the kind of nerves that made me feel like my insides were being squeezed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A nerve trembled in the center of my stomach. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All they had in the world was the nerve to stand in a back yard with cap in hand and sing loudly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now drink that up, it’s a tonic for the nerves, keep you calm when she arrives, you know.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Redemption folded his hands against his chest, gathering nerve. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And now, almost using my mom’s ATM card only twenty minutes into the adventure, I wonder how I could have managed the nerve to think I might pull this off. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z To settle my nerves, I close my eyes and transport myself to a place where anxiety doesn’t exist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath to calm my nerves, dipped the eyedropper into the liquid, and suctioned up a few drops. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I’ll admit my question was a rather obvious way of asking what I didn’t have the nerve to say directly to Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We fly down the slope, and the nerves in my stomach flutter up into my throat, like I’m about to puke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her serenity and the rhythm of the task helped soothe Tree-ear’s raw nerves. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Two or three times she was on the verge of mentioning it, but each time she lost her nerve. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya heard her mother scream her name, but Anya had to focus on the Varangian before her, or she was going to lose every last bit of her nerve and collapse to the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z As I near, I swallow hard, my nerves making my throat go thick. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I kept clinging to the bar on the bed, holding on, trying to work up the nerve to tell her what I knew. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But she did not lose her nerve even for a second. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I get to number twenty-three and it’s then that I lose my nerve. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When you peeled back the skin, you were dealing with bone and muscle, blood and nerve endings. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His closeness would have been thrilling, if not for the fear that wreaked havoc on my nerves and twisted my stomach into knots. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Long- lasting damage to brain or nerves has been reported for methoxychlor and others. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Who would ever have the nerve to spit at my mother? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “But the artificial heat and mustard plaster that I had applied warmed his cold body and stimulated his nerves.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They used to get on Jermaine’s nerves since I had so many of them, and me and him used to share our bedroom. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I’m a veritable bundle of nerves awaiting the outcome of this race.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw with satisfaction his nerves begin to go, his hands take to quivering, his loss of weight, and the wild glazed look in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He used an electric current to stimulate an amphibian’s calf, then employed the galvanometer to measure how long it took the electrical current to run along the sciatic nerve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His nerve under fire was graceful and infinite. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Every one of the women in the garden had been provided with something to fortify her nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z This incident may not have been very important, but these days everything gets on my nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Try as I might, I wasn’t able to smooth out my nerves or squish down my high expectations. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Every nerve in her body shrieked, then died. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She had to go now, before she lost her nerve. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He yelled, “Who has the nerve to interfere with me doing my legal duty?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It had nothing to do with me, but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like, being burned alive all along your nerves. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z My whole body tingles with nerves and it feels like my tummy has balled itself into a knot. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Seven bit her lip as she stared at her phone screen, nerves crawling like a billion bugs all over her skin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When the coast was clear, I moved quickly before I could lose my nerve. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z That crazy woman woke up this morning, squoze into the tightest pink sweater she has, which is saying something, and hollered, “I’m going to Elizabeth Leefolt’s. Right now, while I got the nerve, Minny.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This kid had the nerve to keep talking. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I needed some fresh air,” I tell him, which is indicative of how nerved up I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I say, “He’s got a leg nerve all waking up. Says it hurts like fire and nettles. But he is tough.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It takes a lot of nerve to go off on somebody, call them out, and tell them you love them within a span of five minutes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He knew I liked her and that I never found the nerve to ask her out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Then it began, that awful tearing sound that Lyddie would come to dread with every knotted inch of nerves through her whole silently screeching body. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The sight was a welcome relief for my frayed nerves. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As one of her admirers observed, “She has plenty of nerve and is as sharp as a steel trap. She moved her base up north and continued speaking out in cities around the country. “ A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to talk to them and risk losing her nerve. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not hungry. The nerve, that woman thinkin’ she can take Ma’s place! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Lyra thought this young woman had a nerve, acting as if it were her own laboratory, but she nodded meekly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Do the animal liquors in the nerves not suffer agitation? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My breathing is quick and shallow, and my palms are sticky with nerves. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The girl can heat some wine to calm your nerves.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When my parents get on my last nerve, or school gets to be too much, or I get really depressed, I can call her and she’ll cheer me up. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You just need a good plan, a destination, money to get you there, and enough deep breaths that you don’t lose your nerve. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “She came to see me, which must have taken some nerve, I imagine.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wormtail screamed, screamed as though every nerve in his body were on fire, the screaming filled Harry’s ears as the scar on his forehead seared with pain; he was yelling too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was no Aunt Ivy to recoil in horror at my language and, truth be told, there is nothing like the occasional outburst of profanity to calm jangled nerves. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His body was a bundle of nerves, all being pulled and snapped at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The creak of the pulley and the low, strained groan of the rope tore at my nerves. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Improbable as it seemed, something about the story had touched a nerve in the community. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and tell him my story before I lose my nerve. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My nerves rattled inside me like the train wheels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Colette always flushes when we discuss the wedding. She is such a delicate creature. Sensitive nerves.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One solitary obsessive, feebly armed with an apostrophe on a stick, will never have the nerve to demonstrate outside Warner Brothers on the issue of Two Weeks Notice. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I’d been feeling this low level of excitement/nerves all day, but that was all it was: a low level. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My body bounced in my seat, my nerves stretching with each passing second. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The sound ripped out of the speakers and shredded every nerve in my body. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Toomer had taught that all fish, the greatest and smallest, listened to the testimony of the tide in their every nerve ending, in every bone, and in every cell. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I crept as slowly as my nerves would allow, keeping to the blind of the biggest trees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Olinski hugged her upper arms and wondered if maybe it was nerves and not the quartering wind blowing from the ceiling vents that was causing her shivers. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I can feel my nerves settle a little. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They took the nerves of steel into account, but not the small mistake. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My body felt like it was now made entirely of nerves, like muscle and bone had been removed to make room for all this new emotion. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z With sudden nerve, I stood up, stepped forward, and picked up the biggest of the nestlings. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We began to get on each other’s nerves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There it would sit, fussing, and wait to see if the second one had the nerve to jump that far. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother got me out of the house before I lost my nerve completely and together we walked through the village to Bexley station. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so concerned at this that I realized I must have touched a nerve. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “There’s no automatic cut-in of the vagus nerve,” Phil Resch said, “in an android. As there is in a human. Weren’t you taught that when they trained you? I got taught that years ago.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It took nerves of steel to play the stock market. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hesitant speech was getting on his nerves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a feeling in the stomach, a delight of the nerves, of the forearms. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Beiderman’s real estate agent had the nerve to call about someone seeing the place tomorrow. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was trying to work up the nerve to say something when she looked at Kevin and me and said, “Would Evelyn laugh this much?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After I told Mami that her nickname for me was really getting on my nerves, she promised to stop using it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When I look in her eyes, I see it’s way more than nerves. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I stood in front of the window and watched, stiff with nerves, as most everyone else rushed out to the yard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Moss tried not to let his nerves get the best of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I knock softly, already dying for another cigarette to calm my nerves. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The nerves are cut, but they’re still connected to my brain. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Her nerves were especially brittle with the rise in the humidity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was odd, for me to be the calm one while feeling Daisy’s nerves jangling. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Whatever nerves she felt, she kept them hidden from him as she gave an exaggerated sigh and collapsed into a chair with the grace of a large beast. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The atoms that built the highway of nerves in my arms were still disconnected from my brain, so I could not even move my hands to cover myself. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z My twin gets on my nerves sometimes, but I would never dream of trading her in for anything in the world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But if tests showed that the bullet could be extracted without damaging nerves or organs, Garfield might undergo surgery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His body shook with nerves, his quick breathing the night sound between his companion’s talk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The chilling prospect of enduring Francis throughout the remaining years of his tenure as the Cavendish Professor was too much to ask of Bragg or anyone with a normal set of nerves. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I could feel the strain all over my body as nerves grew tighter and tighter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This time my clammy hands aren’t because of nerves but excitement—or maybe a little of both. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I found my nerve and took my hands off the car. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But a hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I hold one of her twitching hands, unclear whether it moves from the poison that affected our nerves, the shock of the attack, or withdrawal from the drug that was her sustenance. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There, on the front wall of the room that served as NASA’s nerve center, was a huge lighted map of the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I knew that, were my own secret revealed, I would not have had the nerve to face Mr. Pope or Mr. Heminges or Mr. Shakespeare or Sander. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I was halfway down the steps of the trailer before I got up the nerve to ask one more question. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was talking fast, like if she slowed down she might lose her nerve. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But he steeled his nerves and said, “Yes. Um ... three cheers for Tyson!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Hell nah! I didn’t even notice you were on the bus! You got some nerve, Malik. For real. This is such a fuckboy move.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It took me some time to muster the nerve required to pull the door open an inch or two and peer inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z That gnawing feeling came back to me and I worked up my nerve. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mami and I are getting on each other’s nerves again with all the tension. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I thought of telling the waitresses about the cook, but I could not get up enough nerve. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a move that had fateful consequences, not only for Blake but for the two superpowers who continued their battle of nerves in the war-ravaged city. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She stood outside nerving herself for the ordeal, knowing her desk would be the only one without flowers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He been getting on my nerves anyhow. But when he went and ripped your book...I’m staying away is all.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z "Then for the next eleven years, I tried to work up the nerve to talk to you." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I send off the letter before I lose my nerve. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He was following a strange path into a strange land and his nerves were hungry to see where it led. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A British nurse grabs my arm and I feel the sickening lack of muscle, the bare nerve rolling between my skin and bone. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The work of keeping herself on the horse, every muscle attuned — however inexpertly — to the feel of the ground through Jewel’s strides, seemed to dispel her nerves. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to touch a nerve,” Denna said, taken aback. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even through my nerves and exhaustion, I felt a jangle of excitement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All the nerves and guilt and fear that’d been building and sitting heavy as a boulder fell away. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, settling my nerves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He rubbed his hands against the walls of the chamber to quiet his nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richmond, the one with the bad nerves, had been “nice.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My nerves turn into excitement, since at least now I can finally ask her about the secret place. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The foul stench of the river was kept away by the wall, but the air was full of another scent that made every nerve in Matt’s body tighten with alarm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he has the nerve to eat two chili dogs before dinner. I swear he’s her favorite, ’cause I asked for vegetarian lasagna yesterday, and she was like, no. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I asked in a weak attempt to kill my nerves. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z This was no mere social call, and he was almost sick from nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I’ve seen orange shirts before, but this guy’s shirt has the nerve to be covered in orange and brown feathers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Cole guessed she had probably downed a few drinks before coming, something to calm her nerves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She folded her hands together just below her breastbone and felt the rapid thrumming of her pulse, her whole body taut with nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They always ask the questions I haven’t got the nerve to. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z By the time I got to the opposite side of the balcony, my nerves were shot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Emilien, the orderly, just got up his nerve to send me outside! Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he might someday work up the nerve to demand retribution for what his father had done to those rebels in Eyllwe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Jam almost laughed through her skittering nerves at the thought of this creature being concerned with what Aloe would call home training and what Bitter would call brought-upsy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I could have easily walked away, but I wouldn’t let her, or my nerves, scare me off. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Besides, the pain had lessened: either the nerve had died or my brain had adjusted to its shocks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That meant he could save his five remaining bullets for serious security threats, though he didn’t want a repeat of the nerve- rattling fiasco with the field mouse. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She just placed her hand on his lower back as Moss rang the doorbell, and the moment of comfort washed over his thorny nerves. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One last time it was shut off, and then, apparently, the OIC gave up: The bell just rang and rang, unanswered, jangling my nerves and no doubt many others’. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So my dad isn’t getting on your nerves yet?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I had finally gathered the nerve to ask Mother and Grandma for permission to date. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgave her all her nerve attacks and how she hasn’t said one nice thing to me in ages. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He was playing by then in a Biddy Basketball league that had games every weekend and apparently had already tamed his nerves around performing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Faith waited until I got up the nerve to look at her before asking, “When?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Father stared at Mr. Potato Head, who didn’t have the nerve to look him in the eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Galton’s talk might not have generated the effusive endorsement that he had expected—he later groused that his audience was “living forty years ago”—but he had obviously touched a raw nerve. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “That’s some nerve he’s showing — and — yes, he’s got the egg!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The story over, the demands of their own hard, rough lives began to re-assert themselves in their hearts, in their nerves, their blood and appetites. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat and tried not to let my nerves show. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And something else sets my nerves on edge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I cleared my throat and began to read before I lost my nerve. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He pressed his face to the grass, inhaling deeply, trying to settle his quivering nerves. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Perry, if he lost his nerve and let fly, could put them both in The Corner. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped, sick with apprehension, hoping he would not turn just yet until she had gathered her nerves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Somehow, I do work up the nerve on Friday to ask Kelsey if she wants to help out with the posters. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead, in a knot of nerves, I must go to a certain street corner and wait. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “I bet it’s just your nerves. You keep ’em buried in your belly. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “That musta been his momma. Her nerves is shot, too. She musta went to get him out the hospital or wherever they got him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The nerves sent pure fire through me, but it swiftly receded to a dull, constant ache. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘Father, this hero has fought long and hard for our cause. His nerves are frayed. We should take that into account.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Before each mission and as we approached the target, I became a concentration of nerves and tension,” she said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z While the doc leans over Shiloh and slowly inserts the needle in his side, I get up my nerve. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you two ended up getting on each other’s nerves in Europe.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Once the seniors and freshmen came parading in, I couldn’t stop my nerves from getting the better of me, and I began shuffling my weight from foot to foot. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They hurled lights in his eyes to see if he could see, rammed needles into nerves to hear if he could feel. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As I passed down an obscure street, I felt spread through all my palms that tingling of the nerves that presages a great leap. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I stared at him, nerves back once again, internal panic building. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They had the nerve to tell us that—as far as they could tell—Quinton was unemployed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Its foremost symptom was a sensation of heat that on occasion flamed in the nerve endings of his forehead until the arteries in his temples pulsed visibly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was even a picture of a cat who’d suffered nerve damage, his hocks flat on the ground, each like a broken, unlucky rabbit’s foot. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’m going to him. He knew I would sooner or later. But he don’t know how I wish I had the nerve to just kill him!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I asked bluntly, that being the first time I had ever had the nerve. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “We’re doing a dance to an Indian song,” Dimple said, feeling a flurry of nerves in her belly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Fadi thought the new style looked nice on her but hadn’t had the nerve to tell her. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “We can use fabric scraps and buttons,” I continue, making sure I don’t meet Edna’s eye and lose my nerve. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This voice thrilled every nerve of my being—caught at my heart—for I knew its accents as well as my own. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Often he held his hand to his chin, for recently a slight tremor in the nerves of his neck made his head nod unsteadily when he was tired. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Don’t keep coughing so, Kitty, for heaven’s sake! Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Liam paced the room once, twice, three times, and it felt like an hour had passed before I worked up the nerve to open Chubs’s letter myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Finally I got up the nerve to walk over. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Finally I got up the nerve to write her a letter about becoming a psychology and literature major. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Collecting my nerves, I stepped back into the alley. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But after five minutes I lost my nerve and turned onto a side street, watching the crowd to see who was following me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Apparently feeling about the issues is striking more than one nerve center.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is exactly correct. Keep going. Don’t lose your nerve.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on the bottom step, I rested my head on my crossed arms and waited for my nerves to settle to calm. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel wet nastiness start to develop under my arms as my nerves kicked into superdrive. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Before I lose my nerve, I say in a rush: “Only one girl at my school plays trombone.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Her mom captured all of this, laughing along with them, and with every click of the camera, Emily’s nerves eased. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My body was a knot of raw nerves and nausea, my lungs crushed against my rib cage like a prisoner in an iron maiden. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I was all nerves when I told Mitch I was going back to Harpy’s, but he shrugged it off and kept playing his video game. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Every idea seems to her connected to thousands of others by a tangle of pulsing nerves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The nerves of his stomach were so taut that he could only drink the coffee. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She saw problems that didn't exist, and it grated on Pattie's nerves. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I knew I was getting on her nerves. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I think about saying something to her, but I’m too busy trying to calm my nerves over Stephanie’s stupid behind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It would break poor Harker’s heart—certainly his nerve—if he knew that we had even a suspicion on the subject. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I shake out the nerves in my fingers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When they finally summoned the nerve to steal back into the ruins the next night, nothing remained but blackened stones, the hollow shells of houses, and corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and shake out my nerves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The piece of timber that had hit me die night the Hato went down had damaged some nerves. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll deal with that when we get to Rome,” Piper suggested, putting a little charmspeak in her voice to soothe her friend’s nerves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I copy it into my texts and click send before I lose my nerve. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z That pineapple plan of his was starting to get on my nerves. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mark battled his nerves as they walked, trying to be ready if anything jumped out at him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Once I found out who was in my first pool and what strip I’d be fencing on for my first bout, I found a seat and sat down and tried to calm my nerves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Maybe she knows that I’ve killed people, or maybe she just doesn’t want to get into trouble, but she’s losing her nerve; I can tell by the uncertain set of her mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I don't mean he wasn't witty or anything--he was--but sometimes it gets on your nerves when somebody's always saying things like "So you and Pencey are no longer one." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z His nerves were painfully taut as he hung onto the old woman’s words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat with jumpy nerves, impatient for the trial to get under way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves were worn thin after the bad night we’d spent. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To this day I can’t imagine why, after all that time, the pilot suddenly lost his nerve. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to let you know today’s discussion might hit a nerve. Feel free to sit it out. You can leave the room if need be.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The End when a horse breaks its leg, the bone shatters the nerves, the living tissue can’t heal ’cause there’s not enough blood supply. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Stooping and harvesting tomatoes, she tries to settle her nerves by escaping into the safety of memories, when her skin was smooth as milky tea, her hair black as a crow's wing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Taisin’s heart raced as her nerves nearly got the better of her, making her hands clammy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Schultz was a neurologist—that is, an expert on brains, nerves, intelligence, and how people learn things. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m aware of every single sparking nerve in my body. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At first, I told myself it was just nerves. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His nerves and muscles throbbed with an excited hunger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My nerves are jangling, but it’s an eager jangle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ivy thought of the picture she’d gotten back today, hoping she’d feel something like excitement or relief, but the only thing she felt was a coil of nerves in her belly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We can’t call emergency services and we have to paddle back in the kayak with his nerves severed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Without another thought, Moss bolted up the steps, his legs a quivering mess of nerves and soreness and his heart full of misguided hope. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That was the moment he decided he wasn’t going to allow himself nerves ever again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On this night, the locker room had exposed nerves. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Innocent? The boy is a bag of nerves. Obviously lying. It’s textbook.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The constant bombardment wore on their nerves, made dents in their weapons and food supplies, and deprived them of sleep. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe my own mother with her bad nerves was part of a secret plot! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My heart pounds out of my chest, both nerves and anger and grief. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I’m out of training, I’m losing my nerve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “The night before the big show, we go have primal scream to get all the nerves out.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I wondered if I would actually have the nerve to call my dad with it in the morning and confess I’d “lost” my cell phone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body had gone numb, tingling with adrenaline. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Different nerves hit me all at once: What if it’s not Rufus, even though no one else should be knocking at my door this late at night? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My nerves often get the better of me, especially on Sundays; that’s when I really feel miserable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The pain was sharp, like little lightning bolts striking under my skin, hitting every nerve. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After this affair the sticky, close atmosphere works more than ever on our nerves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Inequalities of temper were easily accounted for out there, where men's nerves were continually snapping under the strain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It makes it a lot easier to put up with Mami’s nerves! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I think my parents were afraid that if I didn’t go at once, I’d lose my nerve. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she spoke to those whose nerve failed them, whose glance would climb no higher than the long black fingers at her side. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Eunice had a lot of nerve and a lot of mouth, asking me why my sisters and I were back at the Center. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His nerves must be finally getting to him to be such a smart aleck. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z On arriving at the depot, my nerve failed me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The cool air calmed what was left of his nerves, and he told himself, There’s nothing abnormal about this. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But before I build up the nerve, a sudden gust of wind blows dust into my eyes, and when I clear them, Sis has disappeared. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Dante just shook his head and chuckled at the nerve of the tough little guy with the powerful whip kick. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pious people have always gotten on my nerves. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I gather my nerve and ask, “How come we never visit my mommas grave?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Leapfrogging past others, moreover, was not only nerve- racking but exhausting. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We continued our loop around the market and passed by four vendors before I built up the nerve to say, “Mom? Can I ask you something?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Toby had mostly ironed out the last of his nerves when a slender shadow appeared across the top of the bag he was unzipping. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z To calm my nerves I tried to replace the instructor with a mental image of Dad in the passenger seat. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I hesitated a moment, like a diver on the brink, then lost my nerve and my tutored self-possession, saying, “Yes, I believe so—he comes into the restaurant for his meals.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Papá Feliciano, Amá’s dead father, is standing behind me holding a dead goat in his hands, its head hanging from its neck by a long, thin nerve. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, don’t go losing your nerve now,” she says pacing back and forth in front of us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z How could he have the nerve to come here, after selling us out to Falconer? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Real brats they were, and with the worst nerve she had ever seen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Werner squats in front of the set and tries to calm his nerves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “The creature of an over-stimulated brain; that is certain. I must be careful of you, my treasure: nerves like yours were not made for rough handling.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was getting on my nerves a little, but I didn’t have anything to do and I didn’t feel sleepy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He was still in numerical superiority, but his nerve was now gone for good. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Like they wanted to say something but couldn’t quite get up the nerve. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When I was helped up, every nerve cried, and the wound in my side, which had been opened to drain the pus from the pleural cavity, pained horribly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't believe it, couldn't believe they had the nerve. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He mourned the dead girl all that day, fraying the nerves of the whole family and all the neighbors, who came running at the sound of his shipwrecked howls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All my nerves felt raw now, as though the dream had flayed me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Did I have the nerve to try life without Bailey? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie continued to watch me anxiously, and it was getting on my nerves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Working up the nerve to actually take the book off the shelf took a few minutes. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With four weeks to go, Dieter was really starting to get on my nerves. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How could a teacher have the nerve to say something like that? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Dr. Barker found deposits of DDT throughout the digestive tracts of the worms, their blood vessels, nerves, and body wall. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Maybe I am more afraid of my nerve running out than anything else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The clatter jagged on my nerves, and the lights were far too brilliant, far too yellow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I think I'm going to go out to the blues fest tomorrow and have some blues to calm my nerves. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t become a bigger jangle of nerves than I already am. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Waves of nerves cruised over her body, raising the little hairs and making ridges of icy burn as they went. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Norman did not experience a failure of nerve that night. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of Orange Juice stirring was too much for my nerves to bear, so I did not consider it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The jarring percussion of drawers being opened and closed, dressers being shifted around, and beds being flipped over rattled through the quiet night and shook Mary’s nerves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Despite my nerves, all I can think of is the old college rule, A Chi Omega never walks with a cigarette. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then you got up all your nerve, took a deep breath, and jumped. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He was always wearing on someone’s last nerve. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She lay in bed, wracked with nerves, as he ate alone downstairs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She forced herself to walk toward it, even though every nerve in her body was telling her to run away from this place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She and Sally had first cried and then attempted to pull themselves together, but their nerves were frayed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But when he started talking about the capitol, I knew it was only nerves. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Y’all got some nerve. Your daddy was barely out the driveway, and y’all slobbering all over each other. You know how Maverick is.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It wasn't just the heat that was making me perspire but my nerves about what lay ahead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z You didn’t have the nerve to ask for the smoothie. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and dash out into the hallway before I lose my nerve. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His nerves tingled all over his body, and in his panic to get down, he toppled from Kate’s shoulders. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Every nerve in his body seemed to tauten: He pulled out his wand, moved into the shadows beside the decapitated elf heads, and waited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And to Matilda she said, "You've got a nerve talking to your father like that. Now keep your nasty mouth shut so we can all watch this programme in peace." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t get a chance to see if my nerve would hold up to my indignation, because she was just nice as you please. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He finally got up enough nerve to speak to the woman sitting across the aisle. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Commandant stands at the base of the tower, her face stiff—from anger or nerves, I can’t tell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some sat sharpening their weapons; others sacrificed to queer gods, or dulled their nerves with milk of the poppy before going out to die. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lena was the only one with the nerve to face me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He just got on my nerves.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But faced with his opponent, his feelings about the challenge have suddenly changed, replaced by nerves and confusion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s her way of reminding me to look past the nerves and let go. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Dad got on my nerves when he started asking questions about Diana and Georgie’s parents. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z To steady his nerves, he scribbled an anxious reminder to himself on a speech he was preparing: “Don’t get rattled—don’t waver—don’t react.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Eddies cloying and fulsome speeches got on Mrs. Cleaver’s nerves. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now this was a daring thing, almost enough to make up for his earlier lapse of nerve. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The crunch of bone when it is sundered, the sliced flesh and the tubes of blood cut through, shocking the bloodrun and disturbing the nerves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose, being you, it could have been much worse — and that possibility tormented me the entire time I was away. It was a very long three days. I really got on Emmett’s nerves.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “He got on my nerves but I loved him to death,” Cherie recalls. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When they used to really get on my nerves, I used to say, “I’m gonna throw your butt out this window!” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By telepathy I told Dawn Madden, Your spazzo boyfriend hasn't got nerve to do that. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It took me a week to get up the nerve to visit Grandfather again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z What worried her most was not so much putting the powder into Dragon’s bowl, but the fear that at the last minute she might lose her nerve and bungle it somehow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It had been successful, but I was still jittery, the way you feel after a massive release of energy, my nerves on end and still working. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Resisting Houston’s call, not following the nerve center of the space program across the country, was difficult for Katherine and many of her Langley colleagues. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I wait, peering at the two stories of darkness below, gathering up the nerve to crawl across. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A nerve in her thumb throbbed and she thought the doll’s hand twitched. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pray do, my dear Miss Lucas,” she added in a melancholy tone, “for nobody is on my side, nobody takes part with me. I am cruelly used, nobody feels for my poor nerves.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Alexia looked at Jeffrey next, but she didn’t have the nerve to say anything. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She returned to her room relieved to know that her nerves were not failing her but that something atrocious was going on in her husband’s secret den. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them, its noises settled into something quieter, as though it had grown used to their presence, but that didn’t help Ekon’s nerves. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In my book, their talents don’t require much practice—or nerves, for that matter. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But the nerves and the spinning have gotten to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z All the blood and lymph had been drained out of him by an enormous debauch of work, leaving only a frail structure of nerves, bones, and skin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She ran a finger over each of the chalk-white scars, tracing their curve, then wiggled her fingers to ensure no nerves had been severed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I haven't had the nerve to think about my execution date. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He memorized his words and rehearsed them carefully, to the point where he wouldn’t actually need the teleprompter unless his nerves got triggered and his mind went blank. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Hard scales brush past my raw nerve endings. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You know my nerves are bad. You did this, didn’t you?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As she walked, the sickly sweet smell got stronger and set her nerves on edge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This was even worse than the nerves I felt when I sang. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z As I sang the ancient tune quietly to myself, I realized it was the refrain Mamá had sung to us to soothe our nerves on dark, rainy nights when we were very young. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We had once stayed at a motel with a swimming pool, and I worked up enough nerve to make my way around the entire length of the pool, clinging to the side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z If our nerves cooperated, we could catch up on some of the hand sewing today. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I got out of the car before I lost my nerve. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As she spoke, playing on all their senses, the ghosts crowded closer, feeding on her words, remembering the time when they had flesh and skin and nerves and senses, and willing her never to stop. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The polio had left him partially paralyzed in his neck and arms, with nerve damage that caused constant pain. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She was deeply troubled, and there was no need to explain: every strand of moss, every icy puddle, every midge in her homeland thrilled against her nerves and called her back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of the room is a tree in a giant water tank, lifted high above the floor so I can see the tangle of roots beneath it, strangely human, like nerves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The other ghosts followed Roger, and Will and Lyra fell exhausted on the dew-laden grass, every nerve in their bodies blessing the sweetness of the good soil, the night air, the stars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Have you ever thought maybe...” he trailed off, losing his nerve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like all of a sudden the sweat started to roll, and my stomach tightened up with nerves. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “This job has fried my nerves. Relocation Rule Number Five-hundred-whatever: Why fight on the battlefield when new fields await?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He tried to muster the nerve to go up to Pinkus, but he might as well have been asking him for a date. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Meliagrance, who had been overseeing some men-at-arms while they broke up the wooden sheds on the Great Court as a precaution against Greek Fire, lost his nerve. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the jungle on patrol, fear of a sudden assault kept Horan’s nerves on edge. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My nerves felt frayed, and it was all somehow more intense because we didn’t really speak. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My pretend daddy read it and said, “Uh-uh-uh, well, you got to give them credit, you wouldn’t expect that they’d have the nerve to come down here and tell the truth.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z When my two new parents finally made it to our singlestory, stucco house in a development at the end of the San Joaquin Valley, their nerves were both shot. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z One of her tactics for distracting herself from new-school nerves was to try to spot other Book Scavenger users. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z What if I couldn’t find the nerve to sing? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The fingers grabbed at something that felt like a nerve; it electrified Nathan’s entire head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We started off on each other’s nerves. We ended up despising each other. But that was a long time ago.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I had the black feather in my pocket, but I wanted to get there before Liz went in or I was afraid I wouldn’t have the nerve. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But the cat remained wary and suspicious, and felt with every nerve in his body that something was following—something evil. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, with her nerves the way they were, the only person she could stand to be around right then was Rishi. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But he didn’t have the nerve to say it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z If only I had something to calm my somersaulting nerves. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We were trapped in that stairwell, our bodies pressed against everyone else’s in one shivering mass of nerves and exhilaration. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The ghosts crowded so close that Will’s body and Lyra’s felt little jolts of cold along every nerve. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z How weird, she thinks, that there are people who maybe don’t feel this thing, this endless buzz of nerves and fear and responsibility and control. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Gitney and Mr. Sharpe sat across from us, clearly disordered by an excitation of nerves almost as extreme as my own. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Joyce had come over a bit later and gotten the kids up, and now they were all in the kitchen, eating oatmeal, smiling awkwardly at one another, and trying to steady their nerves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A lot of nerve for a fourteen-year-old with buckteeth and a weak chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They fought over it for months until Lucy’s nerves had worn so thin that she gave up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z By the next day, the plotters lost their nerve and the coup fizzled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I had been worried that I wouldn’t have the nerve to fire at an animal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The months of spring and summer had filed his nerves to a point. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I feel like all my nerves are too close to the surface, and the slightest touch will make them fire. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After work, Wynn howled along with Carrie Underwood, and I sat in his truck with the baggie on my lap, unable to work up the nerve to give it to him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She did not look back when Gwen called after her, and as soon as she broke free of the crowd, she quickened her pace so that she would not lose her nerve. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One misstep and I might lose my nerve. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z For these situations, we were taught how to cause pain through “pressure points”—places where clusters of nerves lie just under the skin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And my nerves are tingling, ready to burst through my skin. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Tiny bumps break out on every part of Momma’s body when her nerves get the best of her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “And sometimes it damages nerves so badly it’s impossible to feel pain.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So disordered were my nerves from their romping badinage that I did not mark this question was addressed to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And when I felt like I could not take it one more minute, the swirl of sensations hit a dizzying crescendo, sending every nerve ending in my body on high alert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat next to him without moving for as long as my beating nerves would permit, and then I stood up and walked slowly toward anything which presented itself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was all nerves and fascination and bashfulness and a deep, stirring hope. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “She got on my nerves with her crush on Seven. Half the time, I thought she came over just to see him.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Richmond having to go into the hospital”— it seemed to Gilly that there was a long, thoughtful pause before the caseworker went on—“for her nerves.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My spirits were so disarranged, my nerves so clamorous in their confusion, that no course of thought, speech, or action presented itself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I think I’m just too wobbly for her nerves, because even Dr. Rashid admits that walking is good for me as long as I don’t overdo it or get stranded. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Some were photographs—Momly always went nuts with pictures, and Uncle Tony always went nuts with camera filters, and together they had the nerve to get cell phone pictures printed—and some were drawings. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Losing your nerve, Percy Jackson? Let me have them.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Clay’s three friends stopped their cheering and stared in astonishment at this slave girl who had nerve enough to try to interrupt an afternoon’s sport. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z You could tell he wanted to join the man—he was carrying the small gun—but could not quite get up his nerve. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Though chastened, I felt every nerve thrill to have braved scorn and demonstrated my worth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Let him get the knots out of his nerves again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves threaten to return, but Mr. Griffiths nods his head when I glance at him, as if to say, “Go on.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Her nerves wouldn’t let her sleep, so she decided to tell Mother a story. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise, the rank stinks, the shouldering contact of human flesh soothed his jangled nerves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My brain is a fog of nerves and worries. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mama’s nerves were shot, and now navy jeeps were patrolling the streets. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the nerve to give it to them in person. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house, I began to feel the return of slumber. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My nerves settle a bit and everything I’m supposed to say just flows right out. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was shaken, and to get back his nerve he spoke some more. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve personally witnessed several family rifts because so-and-so didn’t invite so-and-so to their wedding even though they had the nerve to invite a family friend. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The constant criticism grated on her nerves, and as soon as she could escape — on an afternoon when Ana and Clara and Lady Isobel went into the City — she fled the house. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma says, “There is some nerve damage in the leg and that will need time to heal. It will be months before he is one hundred percent. But they said his spirits are good.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z What I did experience when alone was a sort of general neurotic horror, a common attack of nerves and self-loathing magnified to the power of ten. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I could see by the tremulous light that even Van Helsing’s iron nerve had failed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Pain radiates out and crashes into the nerves behind my eyes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The run-in with Tante Heleen had left her shaken, and the heft of the daggers in her hands wasn’t enough to soothe her rattled nerves. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Again there was silence and Bigger’s taut nerves ached to fill it up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When the men stopped, Otto lost his nerve and ran headlong back to me, nearly bowling me over when he leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Winston took up his mug of gin, paused for an instant to collect his nerve, and gulped the oily-tasting stuff down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My nerves were in a state of constant tension, my face took on a stiff, non-committal expression, beginning to look like Brother Jack's and the other leaders'. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body was singing, but I launched my elbow into the chest of the pickup truck driver. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After a while, we all get on each other’s nerves and start to fight. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like our nerve endings have found a way to slip through fabric. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Reeling in my nerves, I pressed on, inhaling the first page. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “The King’s chief philosopher himself has said that greenwitches do nothing more than calm one’s nerves — which is no small thing,” William said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I feel like all my muscles and bones and nerves are on fire. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His nerves rattled his stomach in a brief burst, but he dismissed it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My team pushed the ball up the court, and you could already feel the nerves bouncing in our bodies. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I take a couple deep breaths to calm my nerves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She summons her nerve, glances at the headline. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Doctors operated behind my ear—for nearly eight hours— trying to repair the facial nerve that had been cut by the bullet. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then he swung his legs over the side of the bed and put on his shoes, straining every nerve to hear the sounds from downstairs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We hang together all the time, so occasionally we get on each other’s nerves, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I pour my heart out to you, and the rest of the time I’m as impudent, cheerful and self-confident as possible to avoid questions and keep from getting on my own nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She gripped Percy’s hand and steeled her nerves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Everything was uncomfortable again as my nerves shook off the sleep. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Before Miig could start his run, before I could lose my nerve, I reached out and took two chain links in my fingers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Before I lose my nerve, I hold out the screen for him to take. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Matt looked at the ground and wondered whether he had the nerve to jump off if Tam Lin really lost his temper. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of her tactics for distracting herself from new-school nerves was to try to spot other Book Scavenger users. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Given everyone’s nerves already, I decide not to worry them with the story. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That man would get on my nerves. Didn’t matter where we were going, he needed some kind of hat. He thought his head was shaped funny.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s because it’s so young here,” said the OIC, whose nerves seemed frayed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Before I lost my nerve, I jumped and grabbed the bottom limb of a giant bur oak tree and began to climb up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The frustration at getting no answers from anyone was starting to grind his nerves. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He tried for them in all directions, but his nose was useless, the fine scenting nerves numbed by ash and soot. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After a while, she worked up the nerve to ask the elderly owner of a horse-drawn gari if he knew where Jalil, the cinema’s owner, lived. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe they give kids the questions in case of nerves. They don’t want you to stumble on live TV.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I take a second to shake out my nerves once the elevator arrives at the dormitories. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I find myself telling her how Treelore never made below a B+ or that the new church deacon get on my nerves cause he lisp. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Like an exposed raw nerve, he just stands there, holding that bizarre hybrid terror tool, and I realize that thing is the physical manifestation of everything he fears. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They have a lot of nerve to come into my room while I’m sleeping. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he said—the first time he had ever voiced to me such an admission—“Haley, my nerves are shot, my brain’s tired.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was cut short in a little bush, almost perfectly round, and she stood at the microphone holding a piece of paper, shaking with nerves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then she has the nerve to tell me that my plain taffeta dress is unsuitable for the Tropicana. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He fought it more weakly, for hate was seeping all through his body, poisoning every nerve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How many do they gotta sink before we get up enough nerve to go over there and lick hell out of them? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He chuckles, but I hear the nerves underneath. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The man actually had the nerve to be surprised, as if I should know him already. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was living on the edge of his nerves: clenching his jaw, tapping his foot, breathing fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of myself as a fairly flexible person, but not knowing what each day would bring was nerve- racking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone rang and I felt my nerves convulse. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “More sunlight! The nerve! How about less oxygen, people? Less beauty?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even when he wakes up, I may not have the nerve to read it to him. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Gogol picks up a pencil, grips it tightly, and forms the letters of the only word he has learned thus far to write from memory, getting the “L” backward due to nerves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Fact: Pavlov’s dog may have learned to salivate when hearing a ringing bell, but when a bell jingled as Dad and I entered the Brevard Animal Clinic, my poor skittish nerves were startled. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But instead, he accidentally sucked a nerve out, and the left side of her smile fell down and she sued him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian shook his head and explained that deja vu was just a momentary infinitesimal lag in the operation of two coactive sensory nerve centers that commonly functioned simultaneously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He said every nerve had been overstrained in some way, and the whole system must sleep torpid a while. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Once again, the young women’s morale and nerves were badly shaken. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then she placed her hands, vertically, over her eyes and pressed the heels hard, as though to paralyze the optic nerve and drown all images into a voidlike black. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After Papa poured me a glass of warm milk to steady my nerves, I went outside to see what she was up to. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z No pith was in him, and no nerve, huge as he looked. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat trickled down Burn’s face, a combination of a hot day, a crowded room, and nerves. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Just nerves,” he muttered to himself as he changed from his old kaftan to his new one. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And then there is a huge and thunderous boom, one that makes her rib cage rattle and shreds her nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My nerves jittered so much it felt like my skin was giving off electricity. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I’ve never had the nerve to tell her I actually like lavender better. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Mama thought it would be a mistake to send Mate her good black towel she had made the week she was home—to save her nerves. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It took Ralph at low water when his nerve was relaxed for the return to the shelter and the still, friendly waters of the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My mind and my nerves were on edge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I kissed Colin a few more times, and I suspected that Jay Stringer was working up the nerve to kiss Annemarie. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There, on his hands and knees, playing right along with my brother, is someone I never thought would have the nerve to show up at our house in a million years. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z If it gets on her nerves enough, she will do the dishes herself, which is intended to be a rebuke. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And then right in front of her, the thing happened, the coordination failed, the hands fumbled, the muscles panicked, the nerves telegraphed to a dead operator, the responses did not come back. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout Ben’s life, he could walk up to a complete stranger, ask him a single question, and hit with remarkable accuracy the raw nerve. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Without notes, without a hint of nerves, he spoke for a solid hour. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You want to have a doctor do that. In case you got nerve damage or somethin’.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He rambled on, setting nerves on fire beneath my skin. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My nerves hum, and this moment when my body feels both chaotic and determined is what was missing with Mitch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I counted one blessing: I had not yet worked up the nerve to sit with her each day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t lack nerve. And what are you going to do with it? What is this purpose of yours?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My lungs were bursting with clean air and my heart was pounding, still I had the nerve to call out a challenge to the Kid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My nerves were on edge anytime the phone rang or the mail came. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But you loved them—didn’t you?—for their nerve, their loyalty, and because they were your family. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With the first rays of sunlight, Blanca would regain her good sense and control of her nerves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The nerves are tough and slippery and resist the knife. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Grover closed his eyes and took a shaky breath, trying to calm his nerves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Thomas figured that something about Alby’s behavior had the kid’s nerves on edge. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Now I was on the way to the bathroom to get a good shot of bourbon or something to steady my nerves and help me really go into action. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Jon says I look so young they think I’d never have the nerve to try it unless I was really overage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She hasn't got the nerve to stand up and brazen it out. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Otherwise he would not have had the audacity, the nerve, to whisper to her at the door as he left. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I never had the nerve to go up to him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I popped the next one in before I lost the nerve, and winced as it clawed its way down my throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “But I’m no longer concerned about the health risks. And I think it would calm my nerves. There’s a machine in the lobby.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I could feel it jangling my nerves like the sound of the empty whiskey bottle I’d kicked when I walked the hallway in the dark the night before. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the nerve to tell him I rarely attended school. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I felt as if I had stood for an hour with the cold wind drumming at exposed nerves. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up my suitcase, and before I lost my nerve, before I ran away and never stopped, I followed him toward the waiting black vehicle. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then she turned, and her face was shown in the clear burst of moonlight and by the lamp, which had now no quiver from Van Helsing’s iron nerves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Monday, May 27,1935 As the day of Nat’s interview approaches, my mother behaves as if her nerves have rotted and fallen apart like old rubber bands. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So he sat in the dripping honey sun, pulling every nerve and muscle into service to stop the fall of water from his eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z What Brew had said about not having the nerve to go to Canada shook me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When his nerves were in rags after hours of questioning, even this appeal could reduce him to sniveling tears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A kid the size of a first grader who sucked on an inhaler all the time sure had a lotta nerve shushing people, Chet thought. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I wrote it the same day a group of students got angry that someone had the nerve to ask for help regarding suicide. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I was working up the nerve. I think so, though. Even Hudson told me I should send it to you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Penelope said it aloud, both to convince herself and to steady her nerves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Steeling his nerves, he tapped his spear against the stone ground, then planted his left foot on the very edge of the Cliff and jumped, catapulting up and into the twilight air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Nobody’s ever got the nerve to be cheeky to a prince, except you. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t stop wondering how you had the nerve to get up and do what you do every day with everyone knowing what they know about you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lyra could feel his desire to be there among them, but all the time her nerves were screaming: On! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Every nerve in Harry’s body was tingling unpleasantly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Got some nerve, telling me how to cook my food.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Not at Argos in Akhaia, but blown off course, held up in some far country, is that what gave the killer nerve to strike?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Settled with a cup of Perilee’s coffee and a slice of apple heaven on the plate in front of me, I nearly lost my nerve to tell her my story. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But at the time Grandpa Blakeslee married Miss Love, I still hadn’t got up the nerve to tell him my plans. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Owing to our car not having made a trip,” Gronau said, “the trunnions stuck slightly in their bearings and a crunching noise resulted, which in the condition of our nerves was not pleasant to hear.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The only one of us who’d had the nerve was Ruth May, who marched right up and voted for Jesus so hard her pebble struck the cross and bounced. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up late, with teeth clenched and every nerve on edge. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got nerve coming here, you little punk. I thought the police—” “He’s not a fugitive after all,” my mom interjected. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He’d been hoping the remaining goblins would lose their nerve once their leader was out of commission. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Grabbing a rail, I pulled myself up to a squat—but didn’t have the nerve to turn loose and stand up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “No, listen. I don’t wanna be here when they come. I mean, Ignatius is big. He might make trouble. I couldn’t stand that. My nerves is bad enough now.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized then that the only reason I didn’t share their nerves was because I genuinely didn’t care about the outcome. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “If they are, they got a lot of nerve docking in New York Harbor looking all pirate-shippy like that.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Constance said, as if she couldn’t believe Mr. Benedict’s nerve. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you ever leave me again,” she said, her eyes stinging, “I swear to all the gods—” Percy had the nerve to laugh. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But before that we were BFFs, even though she got on my nerves a lot. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "All they need is someone to set it off. All they need is a leader. You mean you don't have the nerve." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her tinkling really got on your nerves, too, and she tinkled almost all the time if she didn’t get what she wanted. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A few contestants tried to make conversation with him, but I tuned them out, bouncing on the balls of my feet, battling the cold and my nerves. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then Nancy said, “Listen,” and hesitated, as if summoning nerve to make an outrageous remark. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a salsa party of nerves, embarrassment, and maybe, kind of, excitement. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt breathed a sigh of relief, chuckling at his own jumpy nerves, and continued on his way. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The pain was in the nerves, and it was too severe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This conversation was already doing things to my nerves. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room; it only gave my nerves a shock of which I feel the reverberation to this day. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’ve got some nerve, King, coming over here and knocking on my door.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The sounds of passing cars are like the tines of forks dragged along his nerves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her parents were asleep; her mother had been taking sleeping pills at night to calm her nerves, and the crack beneath their bedroom door was dark. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All the shouting was wearing on her nerves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Crab, you got some nerve comin’ in my house after yesterday.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He may not move as fast as Lucy, but he sings us a soft ballad that calms my nerves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The chance for me to talk to Ice came and went and I didn’t get up the nerve to talk to him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at Harry as the teams faced each other behind their captains, and he felt a slight lurch in the region of his stomach that he didn’t think had anything to do with nerves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I lie motionless;—somewhere something clanks, it stamps and stumbles nearer—all my nerves become taut and icy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His gawking at other women when I am still so young and attractive myself, and with my nerves shot already, I might add, since I have been through so much. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When the principal, Mrs. Carlisle, announces it’s time for me to give my valedictorian speech, the pageant nerves return. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Was she completely sensitive like a baby, or numb, without nerve endings, just walking in a skin bag? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The poor, dear lady shivered, and I could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I let go of my grandfather’s body and stood up, every nerve ending tingling with an instinct I didn’t know I had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ron’s nerves were already stretched to the breaking point with anxiety about Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If I waited, I’d lose my nerve and change the subject to the cafeteria’s chocolate milk or something. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare sneak out to get it and I didn’t dare tell Mami because she would just die of one of her nerve attacks right then and there. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Seated next to him is the Annex’s little bundle of nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The doctors attributed the tingling pains in his feet and legs to temporary nerve injury. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Robin walked slowly out to the pulpit with a second harpoon, stopping after the first couple of steps to get her balance and maybe find the nerve to keep going. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Well, he is not a ghost; yet every nerve I have is unstrung: for a moment I am beyond my own mastery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Before Kino and Juana and the other fishers had come to Kino’s brush house, the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news—Kino had found the Pearl of the World. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He grew hotter, tighter; his nerves were taut and his teeth were on edge. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, I got up the nerve to ask about what was always on my mind whenever we came to Montauk—my father. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The clenched mass of nerves in my stomach eased at the touch, and I felt what few suspicions I had left about him unwinding. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Julius jumped back, away from those scimitar claws, sweat standing out all over his body, every nerve electric with the urge to flee. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z |
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