Hazel averted her eyes, as if Leo made her nervous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you goats as nervous about all this as I am?” asked Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It makes me nervous, so I change the subject. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I’m too nervous to look to the right or the left. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She looked nervous and uncertain, as if being in the same room with a suicide corpse might taint her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was too tired and nervous to be mad. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

At first Zach aimed for the ruts just to hear me, but then he got nervous because I couldn’t seem to stop. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at their round eyes, wet and watching but not nervous enough for the threat of a human. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She was nervous because in a moment, he’d see her dancing skills. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The players are nervous, and many get into extreme time pressure. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She looked nervous, but she stood up to speak from the Ares table. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next guy was little and nervous as a dragonfly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know any better, I’d say she looks nervous. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He made me so nervous, that I would get sick, literally sick. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes squint; he’s probably nervous about the curveball I’m throwing his way. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“More is on the way,” a nervous intern promises. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the distance, gray-green hills marched toward a mountain ridge, which made Jason a little nervous. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Sugah, you have the personality of a jack hammer. You can make inanimate objects nervous. Please relax.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As five o’clock drew near, Stuart grew more and more nervous. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was pretty nervous—about lying to Father and about what Sam was doing—but it being such a beautiful day helped me to feel better. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am always anxious about Jonathan, for I fear that some nervous fit may upset him again; so I turned to him quickly, and asked him what it was that disturbed him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When they call on me in class, it makes me so nervous, I can’t say a thing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father has the same problem. He can eat anything. Seems like his gut is made of steel when it comes to food. But when he gets nervous, he’s a mess.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she said, “Come in,” her parents were both standing there, looking apprehensive and nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day he jogged through the hallways and up and down stairs, scaring the nervous tenants half out of their wits. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time Mr. van D. coughed loudly, Mrs. van D. and I nearly had a nervous fit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For an agent of the underground railroad, presumably no stranger to peril and risk, he evinced a nervous personality. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mom and I were both nervous and kept staring blankly out the window. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Father, pale and nervous, came inside, followed by Mr. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t felt like eating breakfast, and although there was still plenty of food left, he’d started to get nervous about when it would run out and what they’d do when it did. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he’d watched that army marching south and had some kind of nervous breakdown. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to make me more nervous than I already am.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I wouldn’t be so nervous if it was a girl’s house, but the fact that it’s a boy in a big fancy neighborhood makes my stomach flip around to the point of nausea. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I feel a nervous twist in my stomach, like there’s an invisible string connecting me and the village, and the farther away we go, the tighter it pulls. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He took her bag from her and tried not to look nervous. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“And it feels weird because I don’t know if it’s the same with him. He always comes off as so carefree whenever we hang out, and I’m always a nervous wreck.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She gave Fadi a calculating look that made him a little nervous. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at Mom’s face, and that’s when I realized she was just as nervous as I was. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, the way her head kept darting around her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous that if he had informed me that his son’s room was flooded, night and day, with a foot of water, I probably would have let out a little cry of pleasure. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem nervous to be here at all. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The old man resented us, or we made him nervous, or maybe he was as sick as he looked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew only that I was nervous, afraid. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The Methodist minister was a Reverend Jones, a nervous and gloomy fellow who had been based in the Congo during its revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous, but with the way this whole day has gone, I just want to do something fun. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I began to feel more nervous excitement than fear during all the preparations and the making of emergency plans. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My body jolts with nervous energy and as his eyes squint, I kick him in the groin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As we quickly cleared the office and waited for the police to arrive, the entire staff was nervous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Only at night could she escape from the tiny room, the nervous stares, her own ugly face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was a little nervous in the beginning. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I just get so nervous when it come to Miss Hilly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As the day of the diversity assembly draws near, I can see how nervous my friends are. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The reporter cleared his throat, obviously a bit nervous. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Bryce and Aurora have been standing in the doorway looking nervous. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The thought of having lunch with so many important people made me nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He felt rather nervous, as he had never taken a girl canoeing before. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Margot heard it too, but was trying to calm me down, since I’d turned white as chalk and was extremely nervous. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Speech class always made him nervous even when there was no speech due. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Although he speaks softly in the unhurried cadence of the American West, his voice has an edge, and the set of his jaw betrays an undercurrent of nervous energy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me once he talks because he’s so nervous, but I don’t see how that makes sense. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

That’s not to say I didn’t still get nervous around her sometimes! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She twitches her nose, her habit when she’s nervous or certain I’m about to screw something up. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still nervous, Mom knelt down to check on Philip to ensure he was condensing oxygen appropriately. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Though he was nervous, the back-and-forth sounds made him laugh a little. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

Beads of sweat dotted his upper lip like he was the nervous one. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the moments pass, I get more nervous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was normal to feel nervous, Mr. Benedict had said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Right now, my mom gets nervous when I go into the backyard alone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I was most nervous about the Mike Wallace show, and told Benn Hall that if Wallace asked just one wrong question, I would get up and walk out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were always such a nervous child, you used to be frightened of the dark when you were a little boy, I had to leave a lamp on, beside your bed.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He would no sooner get a clean shirt on than he would discover that it was wet under the arms, from nervous perspiration, and he would have to change it for a dry one. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why the thought makes me so nervous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous about it, but I’m trying to be brave. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Quickly, Milagros introduced us, handed Doña Charito a note, and fled back to one of the three black cars idling in the driveway like great, nervous, snorting horses. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I realized just how nervous they were, and that did not make me any calmer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of him used to fill me with nervous excitement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When I get nervous, I play the song ‘Blueberry Hill’ in my mind.” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Makes me nervous,” he said, finding the cloth on his desk and giving his glasses a brisk rub. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I told her I was nervous, a little. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I am nervous, but the clock is ticking. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Splendid. Wish he wouldn't keep going off like a cat, though. Makes me nervous." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I press myself against the vending machine, its tiny vibrations mixing with the nervous energy in my bones. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hermione was lying on her bunk reading, while Ron, after many nervous glances up at her, had taken a small wooden wireless out of his rucksack and started to try and tune it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the morning Chuck Day got up and wrote in his journal, “Final Olympic trials, very nervous but confident.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They waited a few feet away from the stop, toward the back of the group, because the city crowds still made Mama a little bit nervous. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Still nervous, still upset by his reaction to my mentioning the bathroom invasions, I asked, “The tape?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I do know it. I just got nervous,” Benton began to whine. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When Max still doesn't answer, I get nervous. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In his nervous gestures, I can see myself when I first met Hideo, falling all over myself under Hideo’s serious stare. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As I turned away to continue walking up the trail, my emotions oscillated between nervous anticipation and a nearly overwhelming sense of dread. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was a huge man, with patient hands, and the horses trusted him even when their hooves were nervous of the tilting deck. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered his bush accent and his nervous excitement and that he had seemed older than he looked now. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He was very nervous,” Gold remembered, “and I was inwardly not too calm myself.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nervous and stayed holding on to the railing. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Dasch felt nervous excitement at the thought of being considered for such an important mission. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I had never had a college admissions interview and couldn’t have been more nervous if this were my own. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Mom spent a lot of money on these gifts—money she’s been nervous about ever since Dad left. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I waited to die, for the bees to cover every exposed inch of me in stings that would shut down my nervous system. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was just so nervous to be this close to the door that I zippered my lip. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But I could see his fingers curl up into nervous fists. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

They could not have been more nervous and awestruck if the Archangel Gabriel himself had descended to earth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She looks nervous, and no wonder—who wouldn’t be nervous after watching Will collapse like a rag doll? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, and I could feel myself sweating. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Rob decreed that Tuesday, May 7, would be a rest day, so we got up late and sat around Camp Two, buzzing with nervous anticipation over the imminent summit assault. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their young son had just started driving and became very nervous when the police officer approached him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He gave a nervous laugh, like a miser caught at his counting. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I was excited by Bear’s promise, I was very nervous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Angel says today will just be “practice,” but I’m still nervous. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Every time I got behind the steering wheel I got nervous because I remembered the time our Carcachita was hit from behind by a drunk driver in Selma. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ravi wasn’t there because this type of situation made him so nervous that he usually threw up. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Carter took a step backward that was almost like a nervous twitch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We are ditching our Sociology Seminar, and Kara is filling every space with nervous chatter, and when she laughs her black bobbed hair shakes like a skirt at her shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I mean, of course I was a little nervous. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had been nervous of listening to his evidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get nervous because I knew I could flap my arms like the turtle and get back to the dirt. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That made me feel nervous again; I could not tell exactly why. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Lately,” Count Olaf said, “I have been very nervous about my performances with the theater troupe, and I’m afraid I may have acted a bit standoffish.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mariam could see in the stiff way the girl clutched the cup, the tightened shoulders, that she was nervous. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was nervous but glad that the big night was about to get started. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got really nervous and turned pale and literally broke into a sweat within a minute, and then she came up with some lame excuse about really having to go to the bathroom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When my mom finally pulled into our driveway, though, I saw that Jeffrey was asleep in the backseat, and I started to get nervous. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I agreed with this, I was nervous about joining the league and still had doubts about the extent of my political commitment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I doodle in my notebook, trying not to get nervous. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Anything was possible, and that this would be Ricky’s first impression of a man I’d spoken about with reverence made me especially nervous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

This seemed to make the pigeon extremely nervous. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then several people wolf-whistled and there was an outbreak of nervous giggling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At the spirit rally, I was a nervous wreck, but since I’m a smooth kind of gal, I didn’t let it show. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He might. When you nervous about something, sometimes it just happens.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I got nervous every time all the same, but still. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Antilly’s laugh wasn’t quite as heartfelt…more of a nervous laugh…but still a laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Fine, yeah, I’m nervous about going back to Texas.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maya felt herself regroup, her insides steadying themselves against the nervous sloshing feeling in her stomach. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It took me and June two weeks to find it, and I’m super nervous about memorizing it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He’s all we seem to talk about at dinner, which makes me nervous too. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I thought he was just nervous about his supernatural ability. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“One word more from you——” began Mary Poppins, and she said it in such a peculiarly threatening voice that even Michael felt a little nervous. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’d never felt nervous around Paul, and suddenly, just thinking about him made me sweat. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The implication was that if he was nervous, it meant that he had something to hide. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word makes me feel jittery and nervous, like there’s suddenly a spotlight glaring down on me, announcing to the entire room that I’m not like everyone else. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Manzanar would always live in my nervous system, a needle with Mama’s voice. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made them both nervous, but they did not say anything. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting to the office was a nervous ordeal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he was nervous and scared, he told Minho he could take one of the sections himself, but the Keeper refused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She had even more nervous energy than he did. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Secondly, after tangoing with Ted, I’d been sort of nervous setting foot inside a church. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He is bound to be nervous, after all, and excited, playing a fast-moving game under the glare of television lights. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, when a nervous, sweating Atzerodt asks if he’d like to get a drink, Fletcher answers with a quick “don’t mind if I do.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s an envelope in her hand, and that makes me nervous. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You could almost see all the nervous niceness draining out of Eleanor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Meg looked worn and nervous, the babies absorbed every minute of her time, the house was neglected, and Kitty, the cook, who took life ‘aisy’, kept him on short commons. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was more nervous about the date than the lying. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The O of Olinski was not round or smooth but nervous. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Next to me, Daniel is so nervous he’s vibrating. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It was my first day, Mom. I just felt nervous, so I didn’t have any appetite.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Still, I felt nervous and exposed just holding the revolver, my stomach churning with anxiety. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No way. So when you actually showed up, it made everyone nervous. They don’t know whether they can trust you. Even David’s been acting weird around me.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the nervous strain of enduring Dad’s driving; perhaps it was simply that fourteen persons have different personal habits. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

My anxiety level is spiking again, and I pace around the nurses’ station, making Dolly, the morning charge nurse, nervous. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Being buzzed made it way easier to fake like I wasn’t nervous. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They had been too nervous to leave him alone or with Mrs. Villalobos again after the cuco attack, and they thought Seven was at Thorn’s house. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was made nervous by their insistence that they still were alEed to their parents’ culture. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others appeared nervous, flittering around like caged birds. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been lying over there for three days not knowing what to do. At last I got so nervous I began to chirp.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I spoke my voice was far too casual, the silly, nervous voice of someone ill at ease. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The ride to the academy takes 103 minutes, 14 left turns, 22 right turns, and 5 times of Nana telling me not to be nervous. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s starting soon? Why am I so nervous?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We were both nervous, edgy, unsure what to say or do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Manolo pulled and pulled at his ear, a nervous habit he had developed in prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why I was nervous too. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Werfel’s elfin guest certainly seemed nervous about the dance of the flowers, supposed to represent the wonderful bond between goblins and the natural world. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Ben’s mother stroked her hair with a nervous, raking motion of her hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m back later than five, he starts to get nervous. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She thinks I’m too young and the whole pregnancy issue makes her nervous. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I never knew this about my father, maybe because he never seemed like he was too nervous about anything. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She turned around slowly, her hands in a nervous tangle before her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t part of the plan, and I can tell that he’s feeling a little nervous. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This one, the one she held now in the nervous fingers of her right hand, she had done as her mother lay ill. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks all wrong, which makes me even more nervous. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Though nervous, I put the pipe to my mouth and began to make music. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Could that be why the sequoias make folks nervous? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous, as I invariably do when someone says my name twice with a hmm in between. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Adina tried not to seem nervous as she called Miss Ohio to the microphone. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was little talking and C.P. was simultaneously nervous and excited about what would happen. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miles Umlatt wrote that down on his pad, which made me a little nervous. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I had just been nervous and the audience, like Old Chong, had seen me go through the right motions and had not heard anything wrong at all. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed more comfortable around each other this morning, not quite as nervous and awkward. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her nervous energy radiates out like the rays of a too-strong sun. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Harry could see Percy and the rest of the Ministry delegation waiting for him, casting nervous glances at the sobbing Hagrid and Grawp, who were still in their seats. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was all things she’d heard before, after all; Mama was repeating it because she was nervous. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A smile that had put me at ease, as nervous as I had been. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Bobby, in contrast, was nervous and volatile, the chess arriviste of Brooklyn, a colt of a player, and as it was beginning to develop, the spearhead of the coming generation of American players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t usually have to go first thing in the morning, but I’m so nervous on Tuesday, I ask to be taken twice. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It made me a little nervous about being klutzy—which I have been known to be—and accidentally spilling something. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He looks nervous, and I chalk it up to the fact that I’m here in his house. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been talking about this with our counselor. He and Spencer are excited about it, and it seems to be going well. I was nervous at first, but now I want to be supportive.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The nervous slick of sweat that covers me head to toe. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie had so many questions he needed answers to—he was getting nervous about the question backup—and his dear friend Google was apparently not a friend of his grandparents. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“My ride-or-die chick,” he added, and they shared a laugh, a nervous reaction as much as an act of desperation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then he was nervous to tell you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sandy’s always been nervous, unable to meet anyone’s eye, even when he’s laughing and excited and happy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

For a second I thought she could tell I was nervous, but I tried to play it off by pulling her back down on top of me to kiss more. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She’s whispering, but her voice sounds like it came out of a bullhorn because Mark is so nervous. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She looked nervous even saying the name again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The mouse became nervous and, after the manner of his kind, began to say what he thought the rabbits would like to hear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next two were small, nervous creatures that looked like battery-operated plush toys. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In 1843, he attempted an honors exam in mathematics, but suffered a nervous breakdown and returned home to recuperate. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"How 'bout keeping your voice down? I'm simply sitting here--" "I have to go, anyway," I said--boy, was I nervous! The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’m excited to be so close to becoming a Junior Agent and everything that would mean, and probably just as nervous about whether it will actually happen. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I went inside the building and was a bit nervous about the whole Vera-meeting-Bodega thing, but then again I was also glad it would finally be over. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She jumps from one to another like a nervous circus horse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the night of July 3, the boys had grown nervous and unsettled, the magnitude of what was at stake starting to sink in. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it would make me nervous, to come here. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In their nervous state, every statue’s shadow looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He began to prowl the length of the living room back and forth, and by seven o’clock he had made them all nervous. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Today,” he began in a strangely nervous voice, “I will speak on the general topic of fathers and sons.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He went fast—the lights had gone out for a few minutes just before three, and he was nervous about being outside. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded nervous enough to make me nervous. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Poor nervous Dedd, who had edged up the patio towards us and was rewatering all the plants, said that yes, that would be wise. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke to an audience of about fifteen in a quick, nervous style that suited the unornamented old lecture hall in which we were seated. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He looked sort of nervous when he saw me, so I told him my chickens were fine now. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It is a different kind of fear—nervous panic rather than blind terror. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Luckily, you were way too nervous to notice. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Shouted orders filled the air, along with nervous laughter and the sound of British boots on the cobblestones. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The ‘mystery’ of Seabiscuit,” wrote David Alexander, “seems to have been bothering a lot of the boys here to the point of a nervous breakdown.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself—anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s down-to-earth, it’s simple, it’s untrue, and it’s familiar enough and trivial enough to be understood and loved by our greedy, nervous, illiterate sponsors.’” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I was nervous too when Mama rose from her chair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What does the 'A’ stand for?” stammered the nervous bug, too frightened to move. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sister Katarina was young and pretty, with large dark eyes, but she was nervous, and she made Lyra nervous too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We had to see them watching our faces for any sign of a nervous breakdown. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ella is nervous,” the harpy muttered from her perch on the railing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Still, she was nervous when Jordan was there and usually threw up when he left. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated how nervous he made me, like I was balancing on the edge of a rooftop. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As the sun rose higher in the sky, Sefia grew more and more nervous. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Thinking about it now, there was no reason for me to be nervous about asking Mama and Daddy if I could visit Uncle Jack again. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack to her front and tucked her chin to hide her nervous swallow as she unzipped her bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

By nature Art Moran was an uneasy person, nervous in the face of even trivial encounters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Felicia, Mr. Alacran’s wife, was a frail woman with long, nervous fingers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see if they looked nervous. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our brains and nervous systems are the same because, according to recent theory, we are all descended from one woman in Africa a quarter-million years ago. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s got very interesting green eyes that scan like nervous radar—that is they used to until the Pigman died. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat astride a roan mare, a lean and nervous steed speckled red and yellow, with a long, narrow head, whose expression was as ill-tempered as her master’s. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so sorry. I don’t know what happened. I got confused and nervous and suddenly...” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s an honor to have you here,” Chiron told the woman, though he sounded nervous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, flustered even, as though it were some sort of reunion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset on a fine summer’s day. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it was probably nothing, just some visitor, but that Agnes had made me nervous. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The crowd was getting angry, and the cop was getting nervous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Our old cat, Boo, despised it, she was always nervous, riding the walls. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx, gazing across the field, looking nervous and kind of scared. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Through letters and visits, Charles started to say things to Emma that he had been too nervous to say before. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was so, so nervous. I had so many lines, and I had all these songs to sing. It was so, so, so, so hard!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Like most of our sweat glands, those in our palms respond to stress as well as temperature—which is why we get clammy hands when we are nervous. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Thorn looked nervous until the two Witchlings began to laugh, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

So my one and only sleepover, up until now, was pretty much of a disaster, which is why I’m a little nervous about the nature retreat. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s that she Miss Hilly Holbrook’s maid, and anything having to do with that name make me nervous. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She stopped at the end of my walk, introduced herself in a nervous voice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The men shift hams, nervous for the first time, Laura notes gleefully. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I think somebody would know if Kronos had re-formed. The gods would be more nervous. But still, it’s weird, you having a nightmare the same night as Zoe. It’s almost like—” “They’re connected,” I said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Vic didn’t understand at first why Dawn was talking to him, or why she seemed so nervous, but then he slowly realized what was happening, and that he wanted it to happen, too. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“And Joey, did you notice how Momma got kind of nervous and didn’t answer your question about not seeing people being frozed up on the street?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I say, even though I’m a little nervous. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Joe, a bit nervous, not at all certain that he did, nodded tentatively, went back downstairs, and resumed his sit-ups, trying to work it out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

During the rest of the day, I forced myself to endure annoying little pranks that distracted me and made me nervous but did not really hurt me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was more nervous of the bear now than when she had seen his anger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean to jump a fence, climb a fire escape, and watch you have a nervous breakdown. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now you’re nervous, because you’ve previously attended this exact rodeo on thousands of occasions, and also because you want to choose the thoughts that are called yours. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once I was on my flight to Los Angeles to tape The Ellen DeGeneres Show, though, I forgot about my noble cause and started to feel more nervous excitement about meeting Ellen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But it was Kaisha’s delivery, so nervous and sincere, that broke Moss’s heart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sandy fidgets, clutching his arm to his side, suddenly too nervous to look me in the eye anymore. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Dimple wondered if she was nervous, and why. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I—I did not come here to fish,” muttered the boy, immediately nervous again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lalitha was watching, which made me nervous, because I wasn’t the best painter. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Max flitted around, talking to people encouragingly, one hand on the shoulders of those especially nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As we neared Frances’s house in Portsmouth, Mommy began to get nervous and to talk excessively. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Digory and the Cabby could not help feeling a bit nervous as each turn of the Lion’s walk brought him nearer. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His parents grew angry when he missed questions—which he began to do more and more, as he tended to get mixed up when nervous—and scolded him for not caring about them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous about the sleeping arrangements, though, and doing things such as dressing and undressing, or going to the bathroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They sat in the living room, faces pale and hands nervous and mouths tight. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I hear the flutter of nervous little wings. You’ve brought me my harpy?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His voice is high and squeaky, and if I thought Sandy Sanders looked nervous before, never meeting anyone’s eye and talking way too much, he looks downright terrified now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He always looked kind of nervous, but he appeared even shakier than usual. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of Ben’s many nervous mannerisms that worried Lillian. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still looked like she wanted to murder him, which made him nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He was very nervous, and his face was covered with sweat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It makes me scared and nervous and jittery. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As my brother and I drove on South Broadway on our way to Santa Maria High School, I felt the same as I had when I started first grade: excited but nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door, the smell of gasoline overwhelmed me and I was instantly nervous that the whole place was going to explode any second. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Sounds fun. By the way, thanks for showing me the Hideout. And, um, for letting me into your friend group. I was really nervous my first day at the bus stop.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to do fine. I promise you. Everything is going to go by so fast you won’t even have time to be nervous.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to keep my vision in focus, especially since my eye is doing its nervous crawl. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She had put her own clothes back on, but as they looked up at her in unison—eyes wide, like nervous children—she had the sudden feeling of being naked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As for Billingsley, his debut as a starter had become further mired after that first nervous fumble. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For somebody too nervous to live, Mrs. Wilcox stood the trip pretty well. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The forest spread out around us in a boundless labyrinth of ancient trees, and I began to be nervous that we would never find our way out again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Between the way I looked and my style of talk, I made her so nervous and uncomfortable that we were both glad when I left. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seldom sat down, but strayed about with nervous movements, picking dungs up and setting them down without looking at them, walking to windows and looking out but seeing nothing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was physically tiring, but the nervous strain, the fear that my actions would call down upon my head a storm of curses, was even more damaging. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never saw a man in such an extremely nervous state as Oppenheimer,” Wallace wrote in his diary that night. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn back to Lolo, my stomach already doing nervous flips. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He takes the ball out and he’s shaking his shoulders and nodding his head like I’m supposed to be nervous. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I know my hands are shaking from all the nervous energy inside me, so I tighten my grip on his shoulder so he won’t notice. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, now I’m nervous and feeling guilty for having First World problems. Thanks, bud,” I said as we reached the hallway outside the locker room. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Well, she speeds as well as she can as she watches where she steps, nervous sweat pouring down her sides, her heart beating in terror. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Even though he’s always nervous and can barely meet anyone in the eye, he’ll talk your ear off if you give him the chance. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I knew my mother'd get nervous as hell and start to cry and beg me to stay home and not go back to my cabin, but I'd go anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A horrible thought struck Harry, as horrible thoughts always do when you’re very nervous. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She looked very nervous, speaking up in front of all these Ministry wizards, yet determined all the same. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was a little nervous to tell Dad what Coach Fortes said, but he surprised me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Me? Nervous? And what do I have to be nervous about?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said only, “You must be nervous, with your decision coming up.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lindane, according to medical findings, is stored in significant amounts in the brain and functioning liver tissue and may induce “profound and long lasting effects on the central nervous system.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

My brain starts to piece something together—something that makes me nervous and excited and terrified all at once. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He unlocked the door and turned, looking both nervous and mean, which was odd, I thought. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I was no longer nervous, but I missed Benin Home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but when I talk to teachers and get a little nervous, my voice goes up at the end of every sentence. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve never eaten alone at a restaurant, and it makes me nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It is silly to be nervous,” he observed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Håkon watched her wrap his arm between nervous glances at the creature. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It kept Buddy from asking me what I knew he was going to ask, and what he finally did ask, in a low, nervous voice, at the Belsize afternoon tea. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I am still nervous that I will become him, even now, standing at odds with him with my mother at my side, like I always dreamed I would when I was a child. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She looked a bit nervous, and she held out something wrapped in a white cloth. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, but not in any way she had been nervous before. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Luke was nervous he’d misread something—that she really didn’t want to see him wrestle. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Did you see this guy act in any way out of the ordinary? I mean, sort of nervous, say? Just what did he talk about?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She made me so nervous, I just kept on lying my head off. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was a nervous type of laughing, the same kind as that of a landlady we once had after her husband died in a dentist’s chair while he was under gas. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure why she felt so nervous, but her hands were shaking. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He almost sounded scared, or not scared, but nervous. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was nervous, mainly at the thought of what Wood would say if Gryffindor lost, but also at the idea of facing a team mounted on the fastest racing brooms gold could buy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Bran sat down, and, nervous as I was, I managed to start the tape. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not the sort of person who usually gets carried away with that stuff, but I was nervous, and sometimes makeup feels kind of like armor. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I made myself stop talking and bit down nervous laughter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, Ignatius. You making me nervous,” Mrs. Reilly said, looking at the hunting cap in the rearview mirror. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The simplicity of the maze makes me nervous rather than confident. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

With a nervous look at the shadows under the trees, Nhamo crossed the clearing and quickly gathered firewood from a deadfall in a dry streambed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were offered food at the embassy, but I was too nervous to eat. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His magical eye followed a couple of passing first years, who sped up, looking nervous; it rolled into the back of Moody’s head and watched them around the corner before he spoke again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Something about the way he says it, or maybe it's all that nervous stuff left over from the New Testaments. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Satin’s voice was sweet as song, Horse’s hoarse and halting, Arron’s a nervous squeak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You know, I still get really nervous every time I speak in front of an audience,” Imam Malik confessed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’d plead my case to the bank tellers, maybe even attempting to weep, but I’d probably break into a nervous laugh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Katherine Johnson, suffice it to say, was very nervous about the momentous task she had been handed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He remembers decorating it clumsily with garlands and tinsel and a string of lights that made his father nervous. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see any chickens around, and I was nervous about that. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’d even let Mother brush out my hair, trying to drown out her nervous, complicated instructions. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so nervous, I can hardly look at him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the evening we were nervous and gloomy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Embarrassed and nervous, I looked at the caterpillar in the jar. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

You nervous? she asked, laughing, holding up one of his hands. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Aurora exclaims, forgetting all about how nervous she felt. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

To her right, the guiamala—now abandoned—trotted in nervous circles until it knocked down the tent’s central pole and the whole structure gave an ominous shudder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat, produce a nervous smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For two days before leaving, I literally couldn’t eat—not a thing—I was so nervous. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nervous giggle escapes my lips as I imagine Mom’s face when the doctor told her she had a fungus. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

With a last nervous glance around the clearing, One-Eye tucked the arrow and the sword on the stretcher beside the bodies, and then he and the rifleman marched back into the woods. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally, the nervous species are difficult to keep in captivity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why we reserved that dormitory for residents with nervous disorders. It doesn’t make sense for them to mix with the larger population. In number 40, they can get the care they require.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Later, he told me that my comment made him a little nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But none of them looked nervous as they watched me approach. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His still pose by the window had given place to nervous excitement “If he tries to rescue her, there will be a fight King Arthur will have to fight him.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous, even just sitting in the same class with him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re just so ... good at all this. So confident It makes me nervous just being inside city limits.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was the cleaning people that made him nervous. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she could see how nervous I was, if it was in my eyes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not nervous about what Mom would think. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“My entire nervous system is on the brink of revolt against me for subjecting it to such trauma. Ignore me if I suddenly go into a state of shock.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was about to see the Messiah, and while she was eager to do so, she was also nervous, and sad. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Liyana said, “We used to be okay, till you started making us so nervous!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I think they may be nervous of us. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As in: JB gets all nervous and sweats profusely every time Miss Sweet Tea walks into a room. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

For those left in the wake of the hurricane, Farmer’s brief, intense flurry of activity could result in a case of nervous exhaustion—a case of “decompressing from Paul,” Jim said. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Like it's normal to be weird or nervous or anxious or sad. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’ll make cocoa while I’m waiting to have a nervous breakdown.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The part I was most nervous about sharing. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It must be who we’re facing today, because our whole team is bursting with nervous energy. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I sit alone, still nervous, alternating between texting Jason and Hope and staring at the wall, images of Stella swirling around my head, separate moments over the past few weeks jumping out at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Aibileen is no more than cordial with me, nervous, stands at the kitchen sink and never stops working. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mother is pretty laid back, but compared to my father, she’s a nervous wreck. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He only speaks Spanish, which makes me nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The mood between us was not as nervous as it had been. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous about meeting the others. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mother, Tanya, was a small, nervous woman who smiled and blinked a lot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"That you wouldn't have to explain to your mom . . . Like, I was going to buy you a really nice pen, but then . . ." He was watching her open it, which made her nervous. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was less nervous than I was when I first got in country. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every fiber of his nervous system leaps awake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“A severe breakdown,” an acquaintance called it, “with a violent attack of high nervous excitement of the brain.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I do that. When I get nervous.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous for her, nervous for me too. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Marian was so nervous when she arrived at Boghetti’s studio that she sang her single song, “Deep River,” without once looking at him. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The wind blew freshly into the estuary, a nervous, restless wind with the smell of storm on its breath, and there was change and uneasiness in the air. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she get in her car and go do whatever it is she do when she ain’t nervous bout a couple a colored mens hanging round her house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

George wasn’t sure when Jeff would be back at school, and every morning, she kept nervous eyes out for the first sign of his spiky hair. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Hercules sounded relaxed and easygoing, but he still made Piper nervous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They told Mother they didn’t think it was natural, and that it made them nervous the way we tiptoed and whispered. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what had made that sound, but I agreed with Osh: The man had seemed nervous. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Please do,” Ignatius replied, his lips quivering, and prepared another hot dog to quiet his trembling nervous system. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess since finding out the trunk is real, and seeing inside of it, I’m a little nervous about all the things I don’t know. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I remember always feeling really nervous, like I was doing something wrong. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And now, here Genie was, with someone who wanted to hear all his questions, who was asking him for questions, and for some reason he was nervous. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed a little more awkward that day, a little nervous, maybe. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Get too much of it and you can irreparably damage the brain and central nervous system. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness potion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The room had gone mostly quiet now, the political team's nervous updates having given way to an expectant, almost sober kind of calm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then I stop because I don’t know what I meant and I’m nervous and embarrassed and that is never good when I’m trying to say something. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It never takes him long to spot the grey top hat again, but in the intervals between he becomes nervous to the point of shaking, fidgeting with his coat and the contents of his pockets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was getting sort of nervous, all of a sudden. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

So many situations that I see makes me nervous. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something tense about the Governor's orbs, something that made Pong nervous. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My heart pounded; I was more nervous than I had thought I’d be. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s the coming back that makes me nervous. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s a musician. Those people always seem nervous to the rest of us.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, and I went to check behind the barn one more time, and something moved in the grass. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I have lots of questions in my head, but I can’t find the words, nor do I want to make Mami any more nervous by asking them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They he morning had dawned clear and cold, with a set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and Bran rode among them, nervous with excitement. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I do not know if this makes her less nervous or more. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was too nervous to sit down with the company so she stood behind Father’s chair, leaning on the windowsill, waiting for him to finish the newspaper they’d brought. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt slightly nervous at confronting the first hurdle of his Captaincy. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A nervous excitement encircled my stomach as I saw my mother’s eyes follow my father’s figure curving into the water. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room goes edgy, nervous, and a light flickers off. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking as I opened the drawstring purse at my waist, partly because I was nervous, partly from shock at how high the fare was. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One did not know what happened inside the Ministry of Love, but it was possible to guess: tortures, drugs, delicate instruments that registered your nervous reactions, gradual wearing-down by sleeplessness and solitude and persistent questioning. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The police looked nervous, and a number of them pointed back at me as if to say, “Mandela, we will get you for this.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I replaced the chalk on the ledge, aware for the first time that my hands shake when I’m nervous. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“A nervous breakdown. I dislike that expression, it has a very old wives’ tale vibe to it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted the comments identified as coming from the secretary of the interior, less likely to upset the nervous CBS censors. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

His natural empathy and experience with the horses of the bullring circuit had given him insight into the minds of ailing, nervous horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was feeling out of sorts because I was so nervous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A horse whinnied in the distance—it sounded nervous. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man in black was starting to get nervous. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stay still, nervous about doing anything, in case it’s stupid or he doesn’t like it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“For heaven’s sake, Mortimer, don’t put ideas into his head!” whispered Elinor, with a nervous glance at Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Alex opens his eyes, and when he looks down, the expression on Henry’s face is a more familiar one: nervous, unsure. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my eyes on something other than Jamie and my portfolio, but all the passing strangers out for an afternoon stroll are making me nervous. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It made Mr. Popper very nervous to see them shoving each other, as if at any moment they might succeed in pushing one over. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m nervous or sad I also fall prey to the awful itch from filaires, tiny parasites that crawl into your pores and cause a flare-up every so often. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the figure out of a collar ad: ruddy face with blond hair faultlessly in place, a tropical weave suit draped handsomely from his broad shoulders, his eyes gray and nervous behind clear-framed glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t even checked into his room yet; he was so nervous he was going to miss her, he’d run to his car to get the gift and then run back here to find her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was feeling nervous about the idea of leaving her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The silence and emptiness of the open beechwood made them suspicious, and most kept outside, nervous of an ambush. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I did something wrong, which was often, he would yell and scream at me over the interphone, and I would get very nervous. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’m just about ready. I’m nervous too.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The room was too small for all the nervous sweat, for all the odors, for all the heat that the bodies generated. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when I see the Hancock building in the distance do I start to feel nervous. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was feeling nervous and jumpy, but nothing was going to stop me from taking this shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone had a breaking point, after all, and the fact that Joaquin had spent almost three years with Mark and Linda and he still hadn’t been able to find theirs made him nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was “nervous,” she suffered “little spells”—such were the sheltering expressions used by those close to her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bear’s news about the morrow made me very nervous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Leo was nervous about letting Coach Hedge fly solo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We all exchanged nervous looks, and Og seemed to detect our skepticism. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had seen my father since I had left college amid my breakdown, and I was nervous. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t make any sense that I’m so nervous. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A few nervous laughs echoed through the hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He shot nervous glances from side to side like a trapped animal. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he quit playing because their subtle deferential treatment made him nervous. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell if she was nervous or excited just to be having this conversation. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sit back down, feeling a little nervous. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating really fast, and I was starting to get nervous. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I was what they call ‘nervous in the service.’ A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antain pinched his neck—a nervous habit that he couldn’t break. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I circle around, my arms flailing over my head, but just as quickly I’m disgusted that I’m mimicking Claire’s nervous gestures. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I nodded and tried to keep the words “strong” and “strategic” in the forefront of my mind, but I was nervous. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She felt nervous and she despised herself for it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Coaches loved silent, frowning boys in the nervous air of locker rooms before games. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny sat close to Mr. Quincy, watching the Justice’s nervous, taut hands, listening to his ‘What have we heres’ and quick questions to the men and women shoved up before him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I said, biting the inside of my cheek, which is a nervous habit I have. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I smile a lot when I’m nervous. I can’t help it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah, I did. He’s kinda nervous about her.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He was nervous, not as cheerful, not humming his funny tunes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor, that year's editor, grew closer to a nervous breakdown with each day that passed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But he was just through yesterday,” Hannah said in a nervous whisper. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was two things to get nervous about in one sentence! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought I'd be able to sleep in the car, but all the words that had come back swirled with nervous worry inside me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Abby gave him treats and told him what a good boy he was and how she knew he was nervous because she could read his mind. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s not their bodies inching closer that make me nervous, it’s their words that sound just like the heavy bass music—hard and fast like too-loud conga drums. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I had sleeves added, but at the last minute, decided to have them made with organza instead of satin so it’s almost see-through. I’m kind of nervous about how it’ll turn out.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but not really scared — I was only a hundred yards away from the sanctuary entrance, and if I sprinted, they wouldn’t be able to catch me before I got to safety. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

All day long I was so nervous I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sit still. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m driving cautiously, with nervous eyes and a badly beating heart. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The day school started, I was so nervous I could hardly eat my breakfast. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Hurry,” Kuwei said with a nervous glance back at the lab. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The anxious bugs start to envelop my skin, and once again I'm so nervous I feel like I'm about to pass out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Again I pinch Tram, knowing the plant will be awarded today to the teacher s pet, who is always skinny and nervous and never me. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But at the exact same time I got nervous about that, I also got this other feeling, which I can only describe as love for Annemarie’s elevator. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I needed two beers after that, but Lorraine was nervous about staying there. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, shuffling in the center of our group in the line waiting to have our passports inspected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no better utilization of nervous energy than into ingredients that can make the stomach happy. Isn’t that right, Chandrashekhar?” she said to Oso, and dropped a piece of idli for him to eat. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had been nervous to ask her out. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She looked nervous, and she held a pie tightly in both hands. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Seated in a ring of branches around her were four females, one of whom was nervous Banalia. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done and the kid ran off the floor to the locker room to change, I stood up and gave a nervous wave. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Took the test at work. I was so nervous I puked.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She handed it to him with a nervous laugh, and Shawn said, “Where’s my Snickers? What, you forgot again?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re probably preparing dinner, but Richard sent me down to see if you could send up a luncheon tray. We are simply famished,” she said with a nervous laugh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was a rasping nervous wind, and the dust particles cut into a man’s skin and burned his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why such a simple task makes me so nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When his mother confesses that she is nervous to be in the house alone, Maxine tells her she’d be nervous, too. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she crosses one leg over the other and swings her ankle back and forth, back and forth, which makes me feel even more nervous than I already was. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I feel nervous and start tugging at my hair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

To cross it, they had to first check in at a guardhouse, and Reynie was nervous despite Mr. Benedict’s assurances. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wished there were other black faces on the plane; people I could talk to, laugh with and tell how nervous and delighted I was on my first plane ride. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great! That man noticed us, and you acted all nervous. Now what do we do?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him decide whether to respond to the bedraggled half-white girl wearing a nervous ape. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was excited to be back at school, but nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She asked me if I wanted to invite Sam and Patrick over for dinner sometime after the holidays are over because my mom gets nervous enough as it is during the holidays. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It looks sort of serious, which makes me nervous. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Just to see him go off made me nervous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I would’ve been nervous to say such a thing, but she doesn’t seem nervous about her declaration at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could even drive straight up to an encampment of wild centaurs and navigate through them without getting nervous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“When you feel nervous, remember what Mrs. Peck says: it’s okay to be afraid if you know you’re doing the right thing—just push right through your fears.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then she reached down for my jeans, all calm-like, never taking her eyes off mine, said: “You nervous for what I’m about to do?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The whole thing made Ophie deeply nervous, like a thunderstorm that rolled in too fast, the threat of a tornado swirling in its dark clouds. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I wouldn’t go around bragging about it,” I said, and I was so nervous I dropped one of my books on the floor. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It means I’m nervous. Real nervous. I need the bread.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dad dropped me off at the library, I was a little nervous. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I'd been nervous it would be all empty and wet, the constant rain making pools in our footprints before we could completely empty them of our feet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were wide and blinking, and it occurred to Emily that Maddie might actually be nervous about losing her bet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bob actually looked a little nervous, which I was later told was paranoia. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rose, blushing and nervous, is wearing pale blue. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I feel nervous, like I’ve come to convince him to let his daughter go out with me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It's the gentlemanly thing to do, and I suddenly feel very nervous being alone with him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Burger tried to reassure them, but he could see that "they were getting nervous and were becoming more suspicious" of Dasch and him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He was constantly getting sick, so his nervous parents tried to protect him by keeping him inside. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I head to Aibileen’s every night as nervous as the first time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Speaking figuratively, they were soon chronic alcoholics, men who lived by violence, through extreme action and sensation, through drowning daily in a perpetual nervous agitation. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A legionnaire enters the room, his face more than a little nervous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was starting to get nervous about this dance. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph knew she smoked more when she was nervous, and there was a growing pile of cigarette butts at her feet. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As we pull into the parking lot, I start to feel nervous about Elsie seeing where I live. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Actually, I do know why I’m so nervous. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I am nervous. It’s silly to think there’ll ever be any more rockets. Except one, perhaps, if Edwards and his wife get through with their ship.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should hove bad him killed after be did the others, he reflected, hut the notion made him nervous. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He promises I won’t have to talk, but I’m still nervous. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She was nervous to ask, waiting until he’d smoked the last of his cigarettes, crushing it with a firm twist into the saucer. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My father felt terribly nervous about handing him the family business, but he wanted no trouble from chiefs or relatives. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Shakespeare called the full stop a period in A Midsummer Night’s Dream when he described nervous players “making periods in the midst of sentences”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

This type of remark was invariably accompanied by nervous laughter, intended to convey the impression that although the idea had crossed their minds, it was not an idea a reasonable person would take seriously. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I shrugged nonchalantly, though in truth I was a little nervous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Chester, “but I’m not so keen on staying in a cage. I’m more used to tree stumps and holes in the ground. It makes me sort of nervous to be locked in here.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When anybody’s feelings were hurt it always made him ashamed and nervous. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was nervous that the stuffed animals on my bed were too pink. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve gotten so far with this story that I’m nervous any negative feedback might make me quit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He paused and stared at the floor, nervous and embarrassed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

So, who are all these cute guys who make you so nervous? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She was suffering from some kind of nervous breakdown. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there’s a collective intake of breath or patter of nervous shrieks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He lowered his voice, casting a nervous glance at the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The thought set off a nervous quiver through me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but a shooter has to shoot. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She just was nervous about, and rightfully so, what was going to happen to me freshman year,” Havens recalled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous, the way she kept coming at me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t read Farsi at all, not even food words, but it made me nervous. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We’re all a little nervous, penned up in the holding area, but it’s a good nervous. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And from that moment, there was an ease and friendliness between her and them, and she felt nervous no more. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her tinkling laughter was somehow stronger than our nervous ones. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this served to make Moss even more nervous, and he almost wished that Javier’s mother was home soon. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Sweet Pea,” Ma said, stopped at a light by the liquor store and gave a nervous wave to someone she recognized outside. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the truth is, I’ve always gotten very nervous whenever I see someone eating Life Savers, or if I see a roll in the store. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo was still nervous about leaving the station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

When Rishi knocked on her door at seven, Dimple wasn’t even nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Listen, son. Don’t be nervous. Just take it easy.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not true! There was something wrong with him. He looked . . . nervous. He told his monsters to spare me. He wanted to tell me something.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was too nervous to eat; I kept remembering how sad Joey had been when he’d talked about the fight earlier that day. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark takes a quick look around and sees that the others are fidgety and nervous. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The two does, however, were subdued and nervous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around me, kids are going back and forth between the social studies and the science room where the wall usually is, and they don’t seem nervous at all. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The idea makes me nervous on about five different levels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the one right next to him and started turning the cold water on and off--this nervous habit I have. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It twitched in a nervous way when he spoke. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She takes a nervous sip of her wine before daring to look back at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was not hungry—still felt too nervous for hunger—but knew he should eat before they started or he would be too weak. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you nervous?” they all wanted to know. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined he did that in the boardroom of his land development company and made his employees nervous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He took me to a fancy Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, and he looked nervous, fidgeting with his hands. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I nod and smile, too nervous to talk. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that Mama had told them about the scarlet fever incident and must have explained that I was a nervous child. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Even Durham’s nervous black elites, loath to push the white power structure too far, were willing to expend considerable political capital over education. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of getting mad or nervous, they hear other things: the rustling of programs, fabric sliding against seats, polite coughing. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He casts nervous glances upward at the additional chairs and the round iron cages suspended by nothing but fraying ribbon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But there was plenty of nervous tension left in our household, believe you me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Byrne, looking nervous and pale, announced that he had a statement to make. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t place her, and it made me nervous. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Damage to the nervous system is not confined to acute poisoning; there may also be delayed effects from exposure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Why, that’s splendid. I’m not an out of the way nervous woman, but to sleep in that compartment next door to a dead man—” She shivered. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a nervous moment Kira couldn’t remember if the spectators were supposed to applaud. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam's nervous, high-pitched voice was the last he would have expected to hear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a nervous time: every afternoon, one of his force later recalled, several thousand Indian soldiers approached in canoes to within “a stone's throw” of the Spanish and mocked them as they labored. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Julius had to turn his face away to control his own nervous laughter. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he was not sleeping; now and then a nervous tremor would pass over his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Stella’s nervous. But I’ll be there to sing her to sleep, just like always!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She has a collection of them that she keeps in a box and I’ve seen her take one out when she gets nervous. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And the closer I get to her house, the more nervous I feel. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Ellis,” the man said when he arrived, even more nervous than before, yanking on his tie as if it were a noose, “Ann wants to know if you’d drink a toast with her.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gave my nervous father, then me, a suspicious look before setting her book on the bed beside her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I get a little nervous a what Miss Leefolt gone do if she hear this Mama stuff. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I waited, growing more nervous by the second. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know there’s no way I can lose, but I still feel nervous. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Angel starts off our presentation, and it doesn’t seem like she’s nervous at all. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker stays very calm, which makes me both nervous and sad. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t shown my fear to Mama, but of course I was nervous to leave my home. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous to listen to Sam argue with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Maybe I was just nervous about the party.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And, indeed, there were some nervous twitters from the audience. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her welcoming expression turned into one of nervous surprise. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jittery and nervous, Thomas picked up one page from each pile, making sure they were all from the same day, keeping them in order. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My tummy was too nervous to enjoy it. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He hover-bounced in the harness a few times, laughing, before being deposited softly on the ground, close enough to Tally that she could hear nervous hiccups breaking up his giggles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She tried brewing drinks of roasted grain or roots, but her nervous system was not deceived by a beverage that resembled coffee only in appearance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this talk about love and not getting hurt was making him real nervous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she returned, she appeared frightened and nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nope,” Joaquin said, and they hadn’t answered, which made him even more nervous, out of control, teetering on the edge, bracing for a fall. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He’d always had that effect on me, filling me with dizzying exhilaration one moment, then sending me into a nervous, stuttering panic the next. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Alfred hurried on, away from the crowd's nervous laughter, past young men leaning against padlocked shop doors, tapping their shiny shoes and nodding their heads to silent music. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to unload some of that nervous energy. Why don’t you take a lap?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what you offer someone like that, but he has a big enough Court that if you got him to back Oak, even Balekin would be nervous. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d remember how long it took him to get to me, and how his fingers were all jerky and nervous, and the way his lips kept twitching under that ridiculous little mustache. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was even more nervous than I was at this point. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I had neither, and right away I was nervous. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

That’s why I was kind of nervous about what was going to happen if Byron ever got out of sixth grade and went to junior high school before I caught up to him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of us were sweating, we were so nervous. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Weylin had married a poor, uneducated, nervous, startlingly pretty young woman who was determined to be the kind of person she thought of as a lady. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was a gaunt young man with nervous hands and a feverish look in his pale lilac eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It made me so nervous I nearly went crazy. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When the guards pointed to him, he offered me a nervous smile before he went to the rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She’d been mostly normal since our conversation on Christmas, but she always looked a little nervous when the competition came up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It's time to go home, Gram gets nervous if I'm not back before dark. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

My tall, talkative white friends made her nervous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They make me so nervous I start to tremble. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The healthy, clear-eyed boy I saw a few days ago has lost at least fifteen pounds and developed a nervous tremor in his hands. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Both of my parents relax in their seats, and where I was nervous, I now feel a distinct sense of pride. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Up close I could see there wasn’t a whole lot left of the pretty, nervous mother who’d picked her son up at my place after work ten years back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t pay much attention to what was going on because I was so nervous about my speech. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Naturally he was nervous,” Groves recalled, “although his mind was working at its usual extraordinary efficiency.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to walk all nonchalant-like so they don’t see how nervous I am. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Squeezing into the far corner, we knelt down to wait and listen, hidden behind a wall of nervous sheep. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Twig relaxed beside me, so I guess she had been nervous, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Normally, I would be nervous and my mind would go blank, but he just has this relaxing way. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Moss stared at him, and realized that the sweaty, nervous mayor looked so...harmless. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Eric and I still got along well, but I became nervous about our friendship. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was so very nervous, that I had already lighted the Aged’s sausage like a torch, and been obliged to blow it out. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, stargazers,” I say, feeling giddy but not the least bit nervous, because talking about stars is my happy place. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I was nervous watching them, but at the same time there was no way they could see us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The battle was over, but Nguyen was afraid there might be NVA soldiers left behind, ready to take aim at anyone that moved, or that a nervous South Vietnamese soldier might shoot them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had watched her change, and when he sat close to her, as he did now in the water, he felt driven and nervous. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He floated out of his seat to mash up the growing hill in front of him and felt a bolt of nervous energy in his stomach. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I drank a good deal during lunch, but by the time we were finished I was still so nervous that I had brandy with my dessert instead of coffee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t nervous until I got home that evening. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was nervous but excited: Sing Sing, storied and mysterious, was exactly where I wanted to be. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reggie said he was nervous, the idea of getting into the tube, having his head examined. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My sister asked nervous questions about what college is “really” like and would she put on the “freshman fifteen”? I don’t know what this is, but I’m guessing it means you get fatter. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, Druzmilla would have greeted Skardebek lovingly, maybe griping that someone had just picked a big scab and thrown it out the window, but she was clearly too nervous to think of a pleasant insult. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Dicey saw that a cup of tea had been made for her, and for some reason that made her nervous. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But your timid fellow, your nervous poacher—the woods of Manderley are not for him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Out of nowhere, a scrawny brown rat materialized on the side bench, nervous and breathless. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, I would have been nervous about my dress and my odd color, but being with Doreen made me forget my worries. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He laughs again, and this time it’s not so nervous. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m glad it’s dusk; I’m nervous about the backs of my thighs, the wrinkling above my knees, the soft fold across my stomach, not fatness exactly but a pleat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It almost made me forget how nervous I was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cal looked over his shoulder at a thunderhead sailing blackly over the mountains on the nervous March wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he always does what he says he will, so when he doesn’t show up at the end of the school day, I start to get nervous. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But she was miserably nervous too, incapable of stepping around the inanities. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was cleanshaven, sunburned, nervous, gnarled like the roots of the trees; but gnarled and mature with weather and poetry rather than with age, for he was scarcely thirty years old. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel nervous as I walk up to her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

His bearing was nervous, self-conscious; he seemed always to be hiding some deep irritation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, here’s the thing,” Citra repeated, like it was a nervous tick. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When it was time to fence, I didn’t have any extra energy to be nervous. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Shaking with anger, he shot a nervous look through the window, as though expecting to see some of the neighbors with their ears pressed against the glass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Both Charles and Marcela fretted like nervous parents over the jockey’s welfare. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child's parents told me their son was generally nervous and easily frightened but was also obedient and would never have hurt anyone. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But there are still quite enough to make you nervous. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I walked up to the podium, feeling nervous but confident. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was nervous as I answered, even though I knew the answers well. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When she walked onto the stage, she was so nervous the podium shook when she touched it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, I was feeling kinda nervous about being in that neighborhood, and was more wanting to find the store than try to bag girls. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous of the rifle swinging from her shoulder, the row of bullets hanging around her neck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The reflex-arc response taking place in the upper ganglia of the spinal column requires several microseconds more in the humanoid robot than in a human nervous system.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The big grin he usually wears is gone and he seems nervous. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When it stayed shut, he shot me a nervous smile and grabbed the money. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She admitted she had been a little nervous about flying into Peshawar, because it had become dangerous for foreigners. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I tucked it in my pocket, a little nervous, because I was famous for losing pens at school. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

An ambulance, lights and sirens blaring, sped past us, going in the opposite direction, toward school, and for an instant, I felt a nervous excitement and thought, It could be someone I know. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Beetee questions the legality of the Quell in his nervous, twitchy way, wondering if it’s been fully examined by experts of late. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered how hurt Gigi seemed and how even Gigi was nervous about telling a real person, and she was sixteen! Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For heaven’s sake, what was there to be nervous about? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I am hungry, but something makes me nervous with these stroopwafels, and with how eager Mrs. Janssen is to have me sit, and with the irregularity of the whole situation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean anything by it. I was just nervous,” I say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous I didn’t know what to say when it was our turn to shake his hand. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The drive to Bechuanaland was trying, as I was nervous both about the police and the fact that I had never crossed the boundaries of my country before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers, standing still, seemed to be growing more nervous. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I was nervous the first time by myself too,” I say to Madge. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He might have outfoxed the Owner for the moment, but that greasy-haired fool with his book was making Toby nervous. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As the dance approached, I started getting nervous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He’s so nervous about his brother’s arrival that he’s been pacing the hall and jumping whenever he spots someone with a tan complexion or a white beard. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Byron didn’t even get nervous when Momma packed a whole bunch of food in die giant green cooler we borrowed from the Johnsons. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time hunting season was over, I was a nervous wreck. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s pretty much a two-step process, yet everyone seems nervous about me turning on the stove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Bep had a nervous fit last week because she had so many errands to do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I put my hands up and noticed that he seemed nervous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When she started to cry, I felt very nervous and was racking my brain for some sort of reaction, some wise word, some supportive, comforting gesture. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But when he started the car, Nene got nervous, and seeing him nervous made me nervous. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I hate how nervous it makes me to be near him now. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You have no reason to be nervous,” Christina says, shaking her head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She looked at me for a long time, and I got more and more nervous. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was strange, even though this was the bedroom of some little girl who’d kicked the bucket, I wasn’t feeling scared or nervous at all. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel laughed, but there was nervous tension in it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As I turned the car into the driveway I heard nervous, confused shouts echoing from the backyard through the tops of the trees. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made him very nervous, guiding on this return trip, because he could feel, being familiar with it, that Forest was giving small Warnings to the blind man. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But they were still feeling angry and nervous at the pair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

As nervous as I am, I pick up my laptop, turn it around, and pan the room with its webcam, giving Temple Judea a view of the big auditorium, hung with miles of paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous that I stuffed my worry dolls into the pocket of my jeans to have them with me at school that day. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Lorraine dragged Jane away from me and over to the telephone while the kids were still quiet and nervous. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Horse, sensing something he could not understand, began to get nervous. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she looked at him shyly, as if this conversation was making her nervous. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell Lovey was nervous about what I had to say, but she was doing her best not to press me about it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“This is not the time, Jim,” Wash’s mother interrupted with a nervous smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I came to get you,” I said, and gave her a nervous grin. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He therefore pulled his wand out of the inside of his robes, cast a nervous look around the office, looked back at the contents of the basin, and prodded them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Even though I wasn’t on camera, I’ve been too nervous to eat all day.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was nervous and couldn’t see a way out of this. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was weird how nervous I felt, considering I didn’t have a solo. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I am nervous as a cat seeing that book in her house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“No sir. Just a friend,” I replied, nervous that he’d try to checkmate me in real life. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel got the feeling her brother was nervous that more of Percy’s memory might come back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She would have gotten too nervous over all of us using her purified instrument. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The directors look at one another with nervous glances. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Nico is kind of mysterious. He makes everybody else nervous, being the son of Pluto, and all.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Chagrined by his minor muddle, Beowulf cast a nervous glance toward Penelope, who nodded reassuringly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I would have felt nervous excreting stress hormones in front of someone else, but not Sohrab. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The nervous man with worried eyes apologized for any discomfort. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She froze in terror, and then burst out laughing—nervous, near-hysterical laughter. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very thought filled me with nervous excitement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He strutted back toward the pond, hoping he looked awesome and not like he had some sort of nervous affliction. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As the match drew nearer, however, Harry became more and more nervous, whatever he told Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They were bored with the amusement park just up the hill, and Ulbrickson didn’t want them lounging around the house all evening getting restless and nervous about the race on Monday. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After several months of doing day work, she took a steady job in the home of a family of slender means and nervous, pretentious ways. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But these meetings also make me nervous, and I don’t understand why. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask, but I was too nervous and I thought my questions were stupid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In spite of the meals they’ve already shared, he is nervous about eating with her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know about any of you, but when I’m nervous about something, I tend to think about it all day, unless I come up with a complicated mental trick to distract me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, this year I’m just winging it. The funny thing is, I'm not nervous at all.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the reason it makes me nervous is that I’m not used to it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m embarrassed or nervous, I just go hot, but at least I can hide my feelings. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The guards on the gate, at the sides of the wall, were restive and nervous. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is unclear whether the blindness proceeded from the invasion of the disease in the ocular area or from an internal nervous disorganization attendant upon her distemper. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The black instrument on the hall table trilled its hysterical note over and over, like a nervous bird. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I'm more nervous about that than anything else. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie spoke next, shaking while she read quickly as if in great discomfort, seemingly more nervous than grieving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Except for Bud Gleason, all six men present were afraid of Kyril Montana, or at least unnaturally nervous in his presence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though, I have to admit there’s something fascinating about Nick’s nervous intensity when he likes someone. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But whenever I picked it up and Hannah answered on the other end, I got nervous. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She was shorter than Harry by about a head, and Harry couldn’t help noticing, nervous as he was, that she was extremely pretty. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had the same nervous energy—tapping his fingers against his trousers, brushing at his white cotton shirt, adjusting the jockey cap on his curly brown hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever a winter day kept us inside, there was always the chance that Mrs. Backus would ask one of us to read aloud, which made me nervous. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Wasden was clearly nervous: his son was about to play in the biggest game of his life. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And that idea made me feel more nervous than ever—in fact, afraid. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He feels as nervous as he did the day he met Birdie at school. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Fifty years more of ducking my head, nervous glances at other men, the guilt, the fear. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Deen had taken his usual spot beside her, but on his other side, for the first time, Sam sat, quietly nervous. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a clear, cool day with a very light breeze; there would be no visibility problems this time, and Harry, though nervous, was starting to feel the excitement only a Quidditch match could bring. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“The android autonomic nervous system isn’t as flexible at cutting in and out as ours. But as you say, this wouldn’t work for more than five or six seconds.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Tried to make herself sound confident despite the nervous energy coursing through her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had been waiting in line patiently, but that didn't mean I wasn't nervous. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been able to eat for days afterward, and when she recovered, she found that, with the hearing mere weeks away, she was too nervous to eat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am so nervous I cannot even feel my feet. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His thoughts were interrupted by Sticky’s nervous voice crying out: “Sticky Washington!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The nervous Particles are in full Operation, & the Spirits agitated, with conspicuous vaporous Disordering in the whole of the Pulmonary Apparatus & the Arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Beneath the trees, warhorses whickered softly and pawed at the moist, leafy ground, while men made nervous jests in hushed voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He could feel her heart beating hard through her chest, either excited or nervous—Luke couldn’t tell. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She had said, “God’s speaking. You’re merely the instrument he chooses at this time. God is a wonderful speaker, so you have absolutely nothing to be nervous about.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was, Alexander wrote, “nervous and worried and distraught.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of facing Coin alone makes me nervous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She gets nervous—like, about-to-faint nervous—but Auntie still makes her perform. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the nervous electricity that pulses through me every second he touches me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She could not shake the sick, nervous feeling in her stomach. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A nervous spark of pain would fly up my arm and settle to burn like an ember in the thick of my shoulder. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They danced into the living room and Joey started looking nervous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, he was the one growing nervous. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But parties make me nervous, which makes me talk too much, and then everyone thinks I’m drunk, which I’m not, because let’s be real: no one’s ready to meet Drunk Arthur, not even me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The work was delicate and exhausting, and had to be suspended for a time to permit Michelson a brief but comprehensive nervous breakdown, but by 1887 they had their results. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was nervous and didn’t know what to say, so I showed him the page. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Look, man, Vera is as nervous as you. I could hear her heart beat inside the car,” I lied. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had expected two cartons of Lucky Strikes to last me the whole trip, but, boy, what with all the nervous tension those suckers were gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chutes made her nervous enough without riding in an antique. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I am so, so, so nervous,” whispered Thorn again. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Watching from across the street, a nervous David Herold knew this was not part of the plan. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my dad seemed really nervous, and I was really nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Dad looked at his lap and kept touching his eyebrow, a sure sign that he was nervous. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Casting a last nervous glance around the school yard, I hoisted myself through the window. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to being this friendly with Byron so I guess I was kind of nervous and didn’t really know what we should talk about. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, as though a finger had plucked at some taut, almost breaking string, his whole body would shake with a sudden nervous start. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi was anxious to be alone with her, to continue their private conversation, yet he felt nervous to walk at her side. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They make me more nervous than ever, because they have a certain way they want me to be, and I am not that way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart heard the spar-hawk on his left giving several nervous coughs at this, but the peregrine paid no attention. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made her nervous to think about it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I haven’t seen her since I figured out something happened with Abby, and the thought of seeing her in just a few minutes is making me weirdly nervous. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His horse was nervous, rolling her eyes, backing away from the dead men as far as her lead would allow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

To my ears they sounded refined, educated; I had a tendency to mumble, and when nervous, to stutter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was hard to look at him in that state, and I was nervous about talking to him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I was too nervous to talk to everyone else about it.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous, thrilled, excited, and anxious all at once. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So nervous that I just set up a separate e-mail account, since Mom knows my password and checks my regular e-mail every once in a while. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I slip my legs out of bed, nervous about how they will bear my weight and find them strong and steady. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even with methodical training they were inclined to run off at the mouth, make unnecessary displays of themselves, unconsciously slip in the tiniest flourish that could scare off a nervous contact. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scott strong person,” Boukreev acknowledged after the expedition, “but before summit attempt is tired, has many problems, spend lots of power. Worry, worry, worry, worry. Scott nervous, but he keep inside.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stole looks at the other fencers around the floor, and if I looked closely, I saw some nervous energy throughout the room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then he saw her — his sister, no shadow; her arms reached up the trembling car hood, the rough motor endowing her fine fingers, her knobby wrists, with strangely nervous life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He theorized that the organization of the central nervous system and neural networks were involved with and impacted attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s still real nervous all the time, jumping up whenever the door bangs or Lorena drops silverware on the floor. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I got more nervous every second I stood there alone, so I thought about all the ways Liz had taught me to relax. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous for you then—going to a school where you didn’t know anyone. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And I started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn’t let me get too nervous. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was nervous that my mom would embarrass me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to be nervous. But this is the seventh time I’ve been caught smoking. I just don’t want — whatever. I don’t want to upset my dad.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was nervous for her, and sad for me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He searched the pockets of his trousers with nervous fingers and found the knife. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Twig was uncomfortable—feet tapping against the side of my bed, fingers drumming along my comforter, her whole body full to the brim with nervous energy. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was making me more nervous than I already was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His mouth was drying out quickly, and whenever he glanced up at the clock, it made him nervous. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And I’m good, thanks © I auditioned for SAB yesterday, and I was really nervous about it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I thought the chicken might be nervous too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t like the wind. Makes me nervous.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think it was all the emotions of the day: getting ready for the recital, feeling nervous, having stage fright, seeing my mother, and discovering what had happened to Emmett Till. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was very nervous and thought seriously about turning back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think the gunmen would have mistaken Father’s whistle for the sound of the police if they had been calm, but of course they were nervous and excited about the killing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped I didn’t look as nervous as I felt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hearing about that fight made me nervous about wearing an armband, even though I’m not even playing Command. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, Mom slept in air thin and nervous as a magnetic field, attracting small disturbances. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Germany, the effects of Marburg virus on the brain were particularly frightening, and resembled the effects of rabies: the virus somehow damaged the central nervous system and could destroy the brain, as does rabies. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is ill at ease and I am nervous for him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was cold, but Joseph barely noticed because he was so nervous and the bike was bumping so wildly. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Robbie Ray nodded his head all nervous, and ducked back down into the black car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tram is half my size, so skinny and nervous. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Just a minute, now," he said, studying the sample, "just a minute . . ." I watched him nervously, waiting for him to throw a fit over the gray tinge and hating myself for feeling nervous and afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom looked at me with her nervous smile, but she nodded right along with him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how nervous Jack had been that day, and how I didn’t even know who Auggie was. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I feel my knee lock and unlock like a nervous tick. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, I talk when I’m nervous,” she said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She gulped and suddenly felt quite nervous, although she would have been hard put to say why. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“A nervous cook can’t make a good soufflé, anyone knows that, and she’s probably listening on the stairs. Let us choose one of her doors and leave it open behind us.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

JT considered that, and the longer he considered it, the more nervous I got. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced back and forth between Mr. Underdown and Father like a nervous child herself, unsure which of the two men was entitled to give her a licking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

People had been nervous around it for a day or two after Kilvin’s demonstration, but it had soon become just another piece of equipment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We broke out laughing, a nervous laughter, our eyes darting about to see if we were being watched. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whatever it was, the twin giants became nervous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s made some progress in his understanding of nervous breakdowns in men, male hysteria. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Will you please stop shrieking like a fishmonger and run along? Don’t you have a bottle of muscatel baking in the oven? Now let me alone. I’m very nervous.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your seat belt on — I’m nervous already.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Camilla was nervous—embarrassed, maybe, by the way Henry was acting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that he was nervous for Dimple to see him unclothed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even the children who didn’t know what today’s lesson was ’bout sensed something waren’t right and started looking at one the ’nother all nervous and worrisome. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I saw Chiron and Zoe exchange a nervous look, but whatever they were thinking, they didn’t share it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’m not in control; my nervous energy is running the show. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When the train trembled approaching the water surrounding the City, they thought it was like them: nervous at having gotten there at last, but terrified of what was on the other side. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nighttime will be here soon too, which makes me nervous. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous about my performance, sure, but that’s only a small part of it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She no longer threw up every day, but she stayed nervous and tense. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bus stopped in front of the school, I felt very nervous. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Peck slides along the wall, nervous, like he’s scaling across some windows high up in the city. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And you tell me, how many nervous, jumpy men you got respect for? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She looked happy to be back, but nervous. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The pressure got so great that Bob couldn’t sleep at night. I was afraid he might have a nervous breakdown.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, nervous that “okay” wasn't okay. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mark and Linda sat up at the same time like nervous rabbits, their ears pricking up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Annabelle is nervous, but she is trying to do what Dr. Mann suggested after their now-weekly phone session—to listen to what people are saying and not what she fears they are saying. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Alex takes his hand, and Henry turns to face the chapel like a nervous postulant, his cheeks hollowed out in the low light, before pulling Alex into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tell them about the how-tos and expect them to look nervous or uncomfortable, but neither of them does. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He stands, too, agitated and seeming even more nervous than before. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I've had a hard day. I'm nervous. With Clifton's death and things in the district so bad, I guess . . ." "Of course," he said, still smiling, "but why are you worried about the district?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also explained why even now, out of habit, Frank kept checking his coat pocket, and why he was so nervous around fire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It felt safer there, if the chaos made you nervous. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A week of sleeplessness brought me near the edge of nervous collapse. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stretchers and wheelchairs were beached here and there against the hissing, knocking pipes that ran and branched in an intricate nervous system along the glittering walls. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was nervous about the Big Time Rush poster on my bedroom door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

On the night of graduation I was nervous and tense; I rose and faced the audience and my speech rolled out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red and blue lights on top of the car weren’t on, but it still made me nervous. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Both major types of insecticides, the chlorinated hydrocarbons and the organic phosphates, directly affect the nervous system, although in somewhat different ways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Patria had come in, acting very nervous, stammering about those boxes being full of new tools. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look nervous at all, like this was something she did all the time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I get so nervous about her whereabouts that I lose my head and barge into the Irish Pride Pub one afternoon after school. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Irina Rakobolskaya, the 46th’s chief of staff, could tell how difficult the night’s flying might be just by the way a nervous pilot smoked a cigarette between missions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wilson was very nervous and her hand shook when she lighted a cigarette. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sam was nervous, but being Sam, he was bound to argue. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though she was so nervous that she had a stomachache again, she got every line right. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at my father’s hopeful—nervous—face. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the sides of the pulpit as Kaisha did, but the poor girl looked even more nervous. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There is a group of blue balloons, huddled together like nervous middle schoolers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The farther she got from the lake, the more nervous she became. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was now less than a week before the election on May 25, and I was a nervous wreck. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tidbit jumped from one foot to the other, and Polly kept covering her mouth to hold back a case of nervous giggles. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been expertly restored, but was still extremely nervous, and had agreed to return to her job only on condition that she was given extra protection. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but he seemed nervous as well. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got nothing to be nervous about. You are all grace.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She bit her bottom lip, the way she did when she was nervous, and she just blinked. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Is that what he does when he’s nervous? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She ducks into the room, her masked face blank, her body betraying a nervous energy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I feel her press tentatively on my chest— that old nervous habit of hers—to see if anything is happening there. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of the dominating father figure abusing us for our own good, he was a chain-smoking newjack begging re-porters to “bear with me—I’m a little nervous.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he doesn’t want anyone to be nervous or undone by the unfamiliarity of the theater. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"They'll cut off your head if they catch you, you know," Toad put in with a nervous laugh- "This is so stupid, it's like something the Aurochs would do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Something attenuated, a nervous caution, suggested itself in all his movements. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed nervous as he shook hands with my dad and told him that he had his band’s old CDs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two days of nervous work the company hauled ten bushels of maize back to the Mayflower, carrying much of the booty in a big metal kettle the men had also stolen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My mother was always nervous around police officers, and I never understood why. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Before I begin to patch him together, lest a number of men grow nervous, let me declare that his name is not Harry. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said his father wanted him to pick up a prayer book, but I think his father sent him because he was making the groom nervous. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Both of them were nervous travelers: their parents had been killed in a car accident, on a weekend drive up to Washington, and they were edgy for days before they had to go anywhere themselves. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“However, I sometimes think I’ve got too much self-control for my own good. I’ve been terribly nervous and upset lately, and I think it’s because I’m always holding myself in.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I worked through the days and tried to hide my resentment under a nervous, cryptic smile. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she held out a little bunch of flowers, a dozen or so anemones bound with a cotton thread, and began to speak in a rapid, nervous voice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had come to the town, and I had come to school, and I was very lost and afraid in the nervous, excited swarm of kids. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry spotted Professor Quirrell, too, the nervous young man from the Leaky Cauldron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He walked on, a little nervous now but trying not to show it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I have to admit that it makes me nervous to think of you as someone actually connected with my life, rather than a mostly anonymous person on the internet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But it was a nervous and disappointed kind of fishing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever Joe Mondragon felt really nervous, he charged into his chicken shed and started madly catching the English sparrows that fed on the hen scratch Joe kept in a long aluminum hopper in there. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed something to calm my nervous twitch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The output of energy, nervous and muscular, is enormous. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My only consolation is that at least I don’t get nervous playing the piano in front of an audience. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In view of the severe damage they inflict upon the nervous system, it was perhaps inevitable that these insecticides would eventually be linked with mental disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I’m too nervous to eat. What about these earrings? Are they dangly enough?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t need to wish him luck or assure him that he shouldn’t be nervous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Grover picked at the fries, and eyed the tray’s waxed paper liner as if he might go for that, but he still looked too nervous to eat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I was really nervous about talking with the parents,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just got nervous. I got carried away. This policeman was trying to arress a poor boy waiting for his momma by Holmes.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As so often happened, a nervous Marine behind me started checking his watch and calling out the time. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like to venture far from home, he said; crowds made him nervous; two blocks away, he said, and he started to feel as though the buildings were going to collapse on him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still, sitting there, she was getting more and more nervous for Em and Tab. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But when he saw that Mareth looked nervous, too, he stuck the duds in his pocket. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He's a nervous man wearing a crooked red bow tie and a Nazi party pin on his lapel. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But the whole ‘flyer’ thing still makes me nervous.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“When you get up there and feel nervous, rub your fingers across the feather, and you’ll know what to say.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course your father is not a rightist. Don’t listen to your classmates,” Grandma said immediately, but she sounded nervous. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked nervous and was taking his time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Every time I’m around you, some monster attacks us. What’s to be nervous about?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The nervous rash on her neck has reddened, and she’s scratching it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Kathy adjusted her hijab in the front window, tucking in stray hairs—it was a nervous habit—while watching Zeitoun leave the driveway in a swirling grey cloud. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous to visit the art rooms in case we get in trouble for interrupting a class, but it turns out I didn't need to be nervous at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Your Honor,” I say, nervous and high-pitched, startling everyone. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When Jesse and a few friends started playing computer games in the Middleton High library at lunchtime, nervous parents forced the librarian to make them stop. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would, except that those two little doors were starting to make me nervous. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see that ankle,” she said, and untied my shoe with her nervous hands, which hurt because my ankle was a little swollen and looked more yellow than it should have. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they descended the stairs he continued to talk with nervous volubility. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My dad thinks I should take up a sport to release my nervous energy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to get out of the kitchen, even though I was nervous about what I was about to do. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, so that it was hard for me to turn around and walk on. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was so bad that Heinck was worried he was going to have a nervous breakdown. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It blinked once, then said in a quiet, nervous voice, “I’m sorry I hurt you.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I was nervous to push so quickly, but I needed to be clear. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Again, they’ve gone to a good deal of effort on my behalf—could tell how nervous Mitraillette’s Maman was about having me and the photographer and Paul all gathered in her sitting room. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m too nervous, and I kinda feel sick to my stomach,” I say as we get closer to the school. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled a strand of hair into her mouth, a nervous habit I thought she’d broken years ago. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

What I noticed about Alma Ember is that she didn’t seem nervous at all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She interpreted this—rightly—as a sign that he was nervous, that this moment meant something to him, and found it sweet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I go into the art room, Mr. Reilly looks very nervous. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Something about the way he said it made me nervous but I answered him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We weren’t supposed to know that Mrs. Katzman went on leave because she had a nervous condition. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Scared?” my mom said with a nervous laugh. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We were both nervous and silent on the way over. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Though hearing about this voice mail does make him a nervous. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were all built by the same contractor at the height of apartheid—separate nodes in the central nervous system of a police state. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

From time to time a mother would move to the line and straighten this or that on a nervous kid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still nervous—every time someone came close to me, I’d cross my legs to hide my bags, afraid they might try to take them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hers are wary, almost nervous, and finally flicker away to the window. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This system turned out to be more reliable than working out complicated arrangements with the nervous ambassadors of the foreign democracies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful of those nervous ones, I remind myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And all it would take to give them away would be a nervous child crying out at the presence of strangers in the nursery.... The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

George was bouncing on the balls of her feet with nervous excitement by the time the barnyard animals began to greet Wilbur. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jay shot me a nervous glance, but I ignored him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He's friendly, tries to set the nervous ones at ease, laughs at lame jokes, and can turn a weak response into a memorable one by the way he reacts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

With a last affectionate glance at the beanfield, the santo carver pushed on, walking, sometimes stumbling, erratically along the dusty road, leaving rattled grasshoppers and nervous little butterflies in his wake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grew more nervous the closer I came to the last table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

I’m a little nervous being here in this tent with Sandy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He gave them a tour of Room H, feeling exceptionally nervous. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early 1980s, the Coca-Cola Company was profoundly nervous about its future. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m sweating and nervous and reconsidering the last sixteen years. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dasch was visibly nervous, and he was worried the other men were "losing their heads." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Every now and then he broke out into a torrent of nervous speech. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

We both started then traded a nervous glance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When the sun broke through the curtains at the window in the room I shared with Jay I was already awake, excited and nervous all at once for the first day of school. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It also makes me somewhat nervous and irritable, I’m afraid,” said Number Two. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My thumb brushes over the missing tip of my ring finger, my nervous tic. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Gran had a big announcement to make, and if Seven were being honest, she was pretty nervous too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I peek at his face, and all at once, I realize: he’s nervous. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Not knowing how girls were supposed to behave on dates made me nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of the night on the back porch, rehearsing questions, nervous about what stories Yule May might tell about Hilly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I could see he was nervous and agitated, but I didn’t have time to think about it, because my father was standing there, looking at the two of us. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I chose some familiar foods and a few new items, but I was too nervous to eat much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

This time the laughter round the table had a nervous, uncertain quality to it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The first time I came here was in the fall, and I was too nervous to look closely at everything. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No notice was taken of Amy’s flight, except by her mates, but the sharp-eyed demoiselles discovered that Mr. Davis was quite benignant in the afternoon, also unusually nervous. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m seventeen and the streets mess with me and keep me nervous, and he’s only nine. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a good kind of nervous, the way I did when I played against the good players in the Rucker Tournaments in Harlem. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Based on the pattern, I’d say it’s our pretty little group that came through here—I can see their footsteps well enough. And ...” He flicked a nervous glance backward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She squared her shoulders, nervous sweat dampening her skin, and opened the door. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was nervous as we rode to my house, but so grateful to think I'd be safe and see my family again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He said the traffic confused him, made him more nervous than he could see any reason for. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Vanessa brushed against Bren’s shoulder as she stepped around him, which must have made him nervous, because he looked like he could fall face first into the picadillo. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So they had sat there, nursing their drinks, ignorant and nervous. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For years after that, I used to get nervous whenever I found a toothbrush bristle on my tongue. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to listen, but I had a hard time, because next to me Mother was getting more and more nervous. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my first day on the job, I walked into my classroom and tried to present myself as an authority figure, someone confident and intelligent, but inside I was a nervous wreck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I laughed, but felt nervous at the same time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked very nervous over what we had decided to tell the Pigman. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I want to give him some money,” I tell Rufus, even though it makes me really nervous to do so alone. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“With an upholstery needle and twine,” she added, knowing she was making me nervous. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shay’s hand slipped under the jacket to pull at her belly sensor, which meant she was nervous. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They were tight lipped, with nervous, flitting eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Some girls were nervous, but I had given a few interviews by this time, and I was a bit more comfortable in front of a camera, although, truth be told, I did still get nervous. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mam tells Dad it’s a strange thing when a child won’t have his bread and tea and Dad says, Och, he’s just nervous over the First Communion. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Annabeth said, “Leo doesn’t intend to be mean. He’s just got a big mouth. When people make him nervous, he uses humor as a defense.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As Colbert and Chamberlin observed, “there is a nervous system, of wires and printers’ types, which connect all together, and . . . places Chicago in close rapport with all parts of the world. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The senator paused and brushed the hair from his forehead in a nervous gesture. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he lay there his lips moved once or twice and his mustache jerked with a nervous quiver. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I say, and there’s a nervous flutter in my gut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I was really nervous because I didn’t know if August had ever told his parents about what we now called the Halloween Incident. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other and seemed to know: it would be death, oth-erwise why was this normally calm man so nervous? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed a nervous look back, then inched forward to peer over the edge. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I wasn't sure why, but the large man made me feel nervous. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, boy, I reckon I'm nervous sending you out alone with a bunch of yahoos.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Lidia turns to Rufus with the same nervous face she had when we were sitting in her bathroom with her pregnancy test. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Now I sit with my legs crossed, only I think that looks weird, so I uncross them, only now I’m cold and nervous, so I cross them again. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Even as I watched the others weaken, I could feel myself growing weary and nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous I leaned out the window to watch for him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When he was nervous he was talkative, and he had spent the afternoon calling Marcela at the barn over and over again and chattering at her. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing that she was condescending to them, I became nervous. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man seemed even more nervous and jittery than the first man Travis had spoken to. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Beside her Charles, who was still standing, smiled too and raised a polite eyebrow—a gesture which might have been nervous, might have meant anything, really, but which I took to mean Is that all? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, and I must have sounded incoherent, but it was good to hear her voice, and she sounded happy to hear from me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The long pause that followed, while Violet examined the face that loomed out of the frame, made Alice nervous. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I was twelve, things got so bad, we’d be nervous every day when we came home. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was nervous, and I did not try to help him any. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to be nervous about! So it’s a big game. But in the grand scheme of things, in a world rife with famine, disease, war, natural disasters, and crime, is a game all that important?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And while my brain was still going, "I can't believe it," another part of me was starting to get nervous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I introduced myself to him, I was really nervous. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t make her more nervous,” Mother said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nervous about living away from home for the first time, about leaving the only life I’d ever known. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Gary and I shot each other a nervous glance and both started talking at once, scrambling to bring her back from wherever she was going. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“She did tell you 2 minutes ago. Lucy’s like a nervous teacup Chihuahua. She takes a while to trust someone.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anxiety had bubbled in Joe’s belly all morning, but it started now to give way to a tenuous sense of calm, more determined than nervous. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I get real nervous when I have to give a speech.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I responded, a little nervous, just because whenever someone asks if they can ask you something, there’s always a sucker punch in the nuts right behind it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Normally, on the night before the first day of term, Coraline was apprehensive and nervous. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Brooke encircles him in a hug as if they are old friends, though I know that they only met for the first time today; just yesterday Adam was saying how nervous he was about it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Chubs let out a nervous squeak, and I was surprised to feel my own heart skip a beat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I am a half hour early to the bookstore, but I’m too nervous to read anything but the faces of the people around me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he wanted to sneeze and could not; only it was more nervous than wanting to sneeze. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the precautions she had taken, she was too nervous to sleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right at that moment I felt like I was going to have a nervous breakdown. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We were real nervous, though not as nervous as Dad. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

This made us all laugh a little, though it was kind of a nervous type of laugh. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She almost looks as nervous as I am. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had a good voice, but either didn’t know the whole song or was so nervous he could only remember the first line. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, she looked angry, but he was pretty sure that was because she was nervous. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’m so distracted and nervous I feel like all the blood in my body is rushing through my ears; I can barely hear her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve noticed lately that when I’m around boys my age, they tend to get nervous, with flickery eyes and dry mouths. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the tray on the table with a nervous bow, smiling at the President in hopes of being asked to stay; but Father MacPhail nodded toward the door, and the young man left reluctantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The nervous talk was understandable; for most, this was their first visit with a doctor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The white man had plenty of good reasons for nervous worry. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is laughing and crying, nervous, you know, and tells us she so glad we big boys on our own now. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another burst of nervous energy flushed through Moss’s body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He watched for a moment until the carefully crafted perch inside stopped swaying and the little finch stilled the nervous flutter of its bright-colored wings. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You’d think close proximity to a boy would make me nervous, but I was way, way too excited to care. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“No doubt of it; it is nothing serious; he is nervous, his spirits must be kept up. Come, set to work.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I’m nervous and decide to go back in and write to him again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I get itchy when I’m nervous. I’ll try to do better.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bridges was looking more and more nervous. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ames had arrived late and seemed nervous about meeting the first major Soviet defector of his career. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Heeding Myma’s counsel with the eager assistance of various young men, one of the simple lovelies suffered a nervous breakdown; the other attempted unsuccessfully to slash her wrists with a broken Coca-Cola bottle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous all of a sudden, like maybe it was too much or maybe she wouldn’t like it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We were so nervous that we worked like robots—she scrubbed, I dried and stacked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

His father, a nervous type, was afraid to take him again, in case something were to happen, and left him with his aunt and uncle in Concord. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hopeful and nervous, she waited for their return. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a bit nervous, but I haven’t been able to get to sleep lately, and Scott’s been on my case to go. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I blurt out stupid things when I get nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’s a little nervous about why they want to speak with her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous, running from place to place trying to pack. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I thought about the moms and the magazines and the everythings, and the thought made me nervous, especially if it includes TV. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Too nervous. I can never eat before I sing. You aren’t nervous?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

All the nervous energy had drained right out of him, replaced by a kind of wistful sadness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Stanton became nervous when Post nominated her friend, activist Abigail Bush, to serve as president. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had made her nervous, Joaquin realized, and that only made him feel worse. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Oak thinks of us as sisters, which I can tell makes Oriana nervous, even though I would never do anything to hurt him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was starting to get real nervous, like maybe I only thought I knew the answer but really I was wrong. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but I was also eager to begin the night’s festivities. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They had been nervous about the effects upon their own animals, or even upon their human employees. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But the more she thought about the Mark of Athena, and the old Roman legend Reyna had mentioned, the more nervous she got. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe everyone else at the party was nervous for Paul, but I was nervous about him—especially as I followed him down to the driveway. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I can tell his mom is nervous even from here. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And last of all, a small nervous voice whispered, “Charlie Bucket.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was nervous, but knew that I was obligated to see him, and indeed wanted to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon remembered how he'd felt the day they had left the Wall: nervous as a maiden, but eager to glimpse the mysteries and wonders beyond each new horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had no idea why that suddenly made him so nervous. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her hands are pulling at the rope, nervous and quick, but the knots just keep getting tighter. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Another one stated “I’ve made a mistake, I’m not perfect, I was too nervous and I didn’t think about what I was saying. I’m just a human. I’m so so sorry.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was a little nervous myself, but I told him I had done some reading in experimental psychology on Friday and that I thought it had a lot to contribute. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The dim room with its low secret lamps and the nervous waiting men concealed his presence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was pacing around nervous, scratching his head hard and fast again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t explain the nervous feeling to her mama. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I start walking, feeling a little nervous to be here by myself. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I feel like if I could work on an aria, I could shed some of this nervous energy building up alongside my gnawing hunger. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I felt nervous and awkward and self-conscious and uncomfortable. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He was more nervous than all of the students put together: the actors, the set decorators, the lighting team, the guy handling the curtains. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind is blowing and beating against my window; the rattling sounds like a nervous drum. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The prospect of fighting a war in Iraq made him nervous, he told me. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered a line from Ogden Morrow’s biography: The opposite sex made Jim extremely nervous, and Kira was the only girl that I ever saw him speak to in a relaxed manner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As I chew, I’m nervous to ask about football. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Link seemed nervous, asking me each day what had happened. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did that sometimes when he was nervous. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But just for a few days, I think it’s easier this way. She had a real scare yesterday, with an eel, in the tide pools. She’s nervous about the water.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as easily do myself, it makes me nervous. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He still had a nervous fire running through him from his confrontation, but he couldn’t process it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous during the presentation, but everyone cheered and they all wanted to try it on. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I was about to go,” said Brightbill, “but I got nervous. I want you to go with me.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she turned to give a nervous smile to whoever it was, she recognized the pink scar beside his left eye. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

By now he looks a little nervous himself and is talking in whispers. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They needed to pray, were urged to do so five times a day, but Nasser was nervous. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I misbehaved, becoming nervous and fidgety, daydreaming and moving around as I stared into space. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ama watched timidly, for now that the strange girl was awake, she was nervous of her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If an older uncle or male cousin tried to hug me, I got fidgety and nervous. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was still extremely nervous and could not get to sleep until about 3:00 a.m. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The other part of the problem is that he acts more like a girl than a boy much of the time, and this makes people nervous. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kneel and place the newspaper down, nervous the head is going to roll away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I woke up and got real nervous real fast. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was encouraged by the old man’s sentiments, I was nervous that others had discovered my mission as well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were acting like nervous little sparrows too so I squeezed them between my knees. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you or I were to invest our money with Soros, we’d feel nervous if the only reason he could give for a decision was that his back hurt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why Mikayla makes me so nervous, and I hate that she does. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Rather, their psyches had been pushed by extraordinary events to the breaking point, and they had experienced a sort of nervous collapse. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is a magic feather. Put it in your pocket, and if you get nervous during the presentation, just touch it, and you’ll be fine.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is too authentic to be just a dream, so I’m a little nervous for what this Ben is. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was as nervous as they were about the dangerous, untested strategy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It's either because what he just said is hella funny or I don't know how to respond and it makes me nervous. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His left eye blinked with a nervous twitch. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman who spoke seemed nervous and somewhat fearful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malvolio asked with a nervous giggle that made her chunky necklace clatter. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I suddenly felt nervous, but Mrs. Hidalgo had a look on her face like she was genuinely interested in why I thought it was strange. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

On the day that we went to meet him, I was nervous but happy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even Abel and Lloyd, and the girls, seemed nervous with the impending conclusion of the story. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Made me kinda nervous, if you must know. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom got home from work that evening looking nervous. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d still climb, he wasn’t nervous or anything, it just seemed like all of a sudden I was way more into it than him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Still, there was something about the idea that made me nervous. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was incredibly nervous, but I maintained my confidence, and I was extremely subtle. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Volker, you are scaring me,” I said in a nervous voice. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

How could Hermione have a nervous breakdown—the generally preferred term for her friend who worked in the wireless—how could she choose silence and fear and sorrow in her children? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to expect, which usually makes me nervous, but I’m too worn-out from the past few days to feel much of anything. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She looked tense and nervous, and Harry noticed that her hands were twisting in her lap. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was the high-pitched sound of a woman who has been calling not once, but several times; and had the nervous tone of one in whom anxiety was beginning to overcome impatience. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

A nervous moment arrives one afternoon when I go shopping. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He and Ben slapped each other’s palms and punched each other on the shoulders before they left the car and brushed back their hair with nervous fingers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t have candlelight in my house. Fire makes me nervous. It’s far too greedy for paper.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We milled around behind the starting blocks, nervous, shaking out our arms and legs, everything as quiet as if the coach had already said, “Ready.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Her mother didn't thank her. park They were shopping for Christmas dinner, and it was taking forever because it always made Park's mom nervous to cook for his grandmother. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I chew on the corner of my bottom lip and try my best not to have a nervous breakdown in front of the whole stinkin’ cafeteria. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of a Grimm Brothers forest, drawing up the nervous feelings I used to get when I stepped into the pages of fairy tales where unthinkable things were likely—you just never knew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous I did not pay attention to what he said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

This is his first year teaching, and he seems pretty nervous. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Christ, Lillian. I go five hundred knots in a jet practically every day of my life and you get nervous when I go seventy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volpe scurried in briefly to meet the famous producer, but he had a cast to ready for a show and, in any case, was far too nervous to eat. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every time he had seen Cedric lately, he had been surrounded by admirers and looking nervous but excited. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I walked out of his office feeling less nervous about school and more excited than ever. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She did not appear nervous, but she was starting to feel a little bit nervous. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gives a nervous glance at her empty washtub. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Nat easily matched her nervous pace with his swinging stride, apparently quite unaware of her desire to be rid of him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And though I’ve never done anything like this before—have barely ever been alone with a man, certainly not a man in his undershirt—I’m not nervous. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Robbie let out a nervous burp and then looked more relaxed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want anyone to think I was a baby so I said, “Not exactly scared, sir, maybe I am a little bit nervous.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m a little nervous,” Howard replied, smiling. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so close to me I could have touched him—he was beautiful in the flesh, hollowed out and coiled like a spring, nervous energy radiating off him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally watched the last few uglies make their way inside, gawky and nervous, unkempt and uncoordinated. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes sir,” I said, nervous, and way confused about this whole conversation we were having. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The riot had made these exclusive white customers nervous. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aw, Ma, don’t you-all worry none,” he said, amazed at his own words; he was possessed by a queer, imperious nervous energy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said poverty made him nervous, not people. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their racy humor, raucous laughter, and breezy, unearned intimacy with me make me a little nervous. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, Ezzo warns, sleep deprivation might “negatively impact an infant’s developing central nervous system” and lead to learning disabilities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Going to the plague-infected areas of Lake makes her nervous, and she always comes back scratching at her arms—as if she can feel an infection spreading on her skin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I hesitate, nervous what this conversation will lead to. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Both were nervous, as were all the boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Due to a nervous stomach I had missed breakfast and I felt lightheaded. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listeners reported that they or a person they knew had experienced a heart attack, shortness of breath, or a nervous breakdown. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

If she was nervous, how was everyone else supposed to feel? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“None of that, it is forbidden. I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now. No, don’t lounge, it makes me nervous.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was now very nervous and moved away from the man’s touch. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I got totally pumped because dealing with Julian for three days in a row—and two nights—was a major reason that I was nervous about this whole trip. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then the Labrador would sit apart, aloof and watchful, nervous and tense. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is going over a stack of papers with several nervous assistants, his manicured hands following the words being read out to him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, Miss Celia gets a little more nervous the closer we get to the deadline. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She made me real nervous—but she also kept Lice Peeking from acting up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m trying not to smoke, but I’m nervous about tonight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Nora and I walk ahead with Tank, and suddenly I’m nervous with Rebecca watching us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Debate? No way. I get too nervous when I have to talk in front of an audience.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, afraid that she would do something wrong; would the huntress report it to Lady Isobel? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the yellow suit raised his eyebrows and a nervous petulance came into his voice. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she was nervous of the kind of impression she would make. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I know. I got it in the backseat. Ignatius is the one made me wreck that car, he got me so nervous from the backseat.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like her watching me practice because it makes me nervous, but I already miss her. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I wasn’t so nervous about tomorrow I might pay attention in econ. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It felt good to remember her as she was then, how bold yet nervous she’d been when they first met, how hopeful. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My father became nervous, but knew the time was now or never. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Seven struggled up the Hill, nervous and more than a little annoyed about having to go to Valley’s house. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not that I can see the storm from my cell, of course, with its empty steel walls and security cams and nervous soldiers—so I can only guess at what the sky looks like. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“So,” Elizabeth said, with a nervous pleasantness, it being necessary, she felt, to say something, “you just getting to this big city? It must seem mighty strange to you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s not made up of planks, otherwise I’d be too nervous to go forward. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be nervous. This will simply be a conversation between the two of us.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered if he wasn’t simply odd, nervous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strategically, that was good—more people provided better cover—but it still made Ekon nervous. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then Carmen walked up, and I felt nervous all of a sudden. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

All Bigger Thomases, white and black, felt tense, afraid, nervous, hysterical, and restless. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rims of his eyes were often red, and he had a nervous trick of looking back startled over his shoulder. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The assistant superintendent, a man named Richardson, seemed nervous as he readied the noose. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether Joyce was half as nervous as he was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He and the other detectives sat in the squad car—in the back, where they wouldn’t make the driver nervous. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we were escorted down the hall by a nervous little functionary, who kept checking his watch and motioning for us to hurry along. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, she was having a nervous breakdown, but how could she leave me behind like that?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one of the smaller claims, an Illinois man complained that his frightened wife had a nervous breakdown and was incapacitated for a month. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

His job was to make an idiot out of himself and have a nervous breakdown. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He looked nervous, standing in his white socks while the inspectors surrounded him, holding his hands submissively along his trouser seams. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I’ve been to math and health, I don’t feel so nervous anymore. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We had luncheon in the dining-room, darkened, too, against the heat, and drank down nervous gayety with the cold ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why it is, Captain Short, but whenever you start agreeing with me, I get decidedly nervous.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"We were so giggly and nervous," I said, remembering us as freshmen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A few months after winning his freedom, I was still nervous about Walter’s return to Monroe County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be nervous, Starr. You haven’t done anything wrong. We just want to know what happened.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He could see that everyone was very nervous and he sort of enjoyed making them wait. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real hunger, not the less than top-full feeling he was accustomed to, the nervous desire to taste something good. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you want to talk to her before she leaves? She’s probably nervous, and it may be a while before you can see her again.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I rolled down the windows and watched from the car, because vandalism made me nervous. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the page proofs arrived, he was nervous about how his book would be accepted. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the things that make other people nervous have never scared me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was nervous about the spyglass and had wanted to seem casual. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I always got nervous when somebody handled my Legos. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He’s standing very rigidly in front of my house, like he’s really nervous. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did something happen? Or was your heart just racing faster like last time and you got nervous?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Larry turned my dollar over and over, and I started getting nervous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the rest of the afternoon, she was not herself, crying and nervous and upset. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we were all nervous this afternoon, anyway. It is a rude shock to turn that corner and get a clear look at Hill House.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Nelson’s face lit up in a way that made me nervous. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe these animals do not have enough of a nervous system to suffer pain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Throughout the afternoon the telephone in the hall had been ringing, each new ring making him more nervous and anxious. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But along with being nervous there was a secret feeling of exhilaration to think we might almost be Somewhere. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t I . . . yeah . . . with that kind of firepower .. He held the trance for one second ... two seconds.... I exchanged nervous looks with Annabeth. Ares’s face cleared. “I didn’t want the trouble. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was more nervous than usual walking toward Harvey’s, and he tried to make himself laugh by thinking of the beer cans as weapons. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She turned and walked back into the house and Harry, after a nervous glance at Ron, who nodded encouragingly, followed her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Therefore, to use the expressive, if not elegant, language of a schoolgirl, “He was as nervous as a witch and as cross as a bear”. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shrew stood beside him and gave a short, nervous cough. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ever since he'd been injured in the war, he was a nervous wreck. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Or if she did, it didn’t seem to make her very nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You just run away from the door, Guy, and don't make us nervous.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the dark corners of my house with a baby under each arm, waiting with nervous feet. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to explain about the nervous young man and the mysterious messages, but my father would call me a goose. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And all around the nervous towns of Mars a similar thing had happened. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the glasses back on and blinked his big, nervous eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hungry,” explained child bug boy Ralph Neves, who came to the races as an orphaned runaway, “and too nervous to steal.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was nervous, just because my father wasn't the type to deal with guns. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous having her walk along with me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louise came anyway, sneaking to the track to peer through the fence, but the races made her so nervous that she had to hide her eyes. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Vanderbilt walked out onto the track with a bucket, burning off a little nervous energy by picking up loose pebbles and clumps of dirt. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, pana, she’s just as nervous as you. So go back inside there and tell her exactly what you always wanted to.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was nervous and went into way too much technical detail, but he must have been clear enough, because when he was finished, awed whispers rippled through the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It made her nervous—no one outside this house had ever seen Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell tells me to wait after class, and I’m nervous all over again that he’s going to tell me this is what he warned me about and I better stop messing up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tonight it was simply a low hum, a nervous whisper through the crowd. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A nervous woman, her hands, especially in the later pictures, were blurred. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess we're both so nervous about the Games and more pressingly, petrified of being turned into human torches, we're not acting sensibly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I suddenly feel excited and nervous at the same time. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Their manes were white, and they were galloping through the water the way nervous horses do in a thunderstorm. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Most good-looking girls made me nervous, but being with Naomi seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But it’s sort of funny, because even without any lines to mess up, I’m nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The idea made me almost as nervous as a door into the Labyrinth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They could tell, and that made them nervous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She let the nervous energy inside her pool into a ball, but then she paused. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And this is my role: my role is to drive, and to be nervous. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I am only slightly nervous about approaching him because, like I say, he is not too hard to talk to, and so I need only a handful of fake conversation-starters before getting down to business. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

My nervous system launched into “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’s the one who looked really nervous, who I smiled at. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He took a nervous step into the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No, not very much,” admitted Major Sanderson with a sharp, nervous laugh and pulled at his pendulous second chin lovingly as though it were a long goatee. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I never knew when it would happen, so I became nervous all the time, waiting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nervous laughter is gone, but his lips quiver. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You look like you might be a little nervous, which would be perfectly understandable.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On the train home she is exhilarated, exhausted, nervous with anticipation of the trip. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sat there in nervous misery, trying to decide what to do next. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still shuddering, remembering how Rich had firmly shaken both my parents’ hands with that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feather tickled my hand, but as for making me less nervous, nope, it didn’t do a thing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was feeling anxious about leaving Sairy, and nervous about being responsible for Florida. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her e-mail was warm, but too short, telling him she was excited and nervous about leaving her life and moving back home, but there were no specifics. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once I located them in the crowd, even though I’d been slightly nervous before, I calmed right down. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And I became nervous and fearful that some heedless word, some turn in a careless conversation should bring that expression back to his eyes again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. It’s nothing at all. Just my nervous Nellie ears playing tricks on me. You’re an old fool,” she said to herself as she turned back to the stove. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

By now, Skyler's voice is little more than a nervous whisper. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

If his courage had not been beyond question, it might have been thought that he was feeling nervous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous I feared I would bumble and make a fool of myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hot, I was nervous, and I was hungry—all I’d had for about four days now was water. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other kids’ eyes flicked around, nervous and unsure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could see the same thin lines etched around his neck and he’d developed a nervous habit of running his fingers along the ridges over and over again. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those last couple of weeks, I’d go from feeling excited to nervous to just plain scared back to excited in a matter of minutes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They went through the doors to the high, nervous sound of a child's giggles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

During his senior year there, he became engaged to the daughter of the founder and owner of the school, and then suffered a mild nervous collapse. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The articles I found online say that crushes make you feel nervous and happy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Melissa was afraid to move, nervous that a single step could break the magic. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He walked in the nervous night past the high school and past the skating rink—a floor with a big tent over it, and a mechanical orchestra clanging away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This way, they made people nervous before they asked them for money. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cara and her mother were in the fourth row, and when he looked at them, Cara gave him a nervous smile and waved shyly. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“My dearest, don’t mention governesses; the word makes me nervous. I have suffered a martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice. I thank Heaven I have now done with them!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous, but he went ahead and put a trailer on property he owned in Monroe County and resettled there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was nervous about what his mother was going to say, but a swell of pride swallowed up the anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Remember how nervous we were when we went to orientation last year?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt would grow up to be “as fit as a bull moose,” but when he was a child, he was very sickly, frail, and nervous. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

By the end of the afternoon, I’m not so nervous around him anymore. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And the truth was that I was nervous about being alone with Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I have one little girl who is very nervous and she kept saying...‘I don’t want to die.’...If such programs continue I will make kindling wood of my receiving set.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m a little nervous, too. I’d be real nervous, except I know none of this is real and I’m just playing a part.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell that it made him nervous. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have known my share of peculiar, difficult, nervous, grabby people, but I’ve never encountered any genuinely, consistently detestable human beings in all my life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad normally visited my mom alone because I was too nervous to make the trip. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was too nervous to make much small talk. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Cohn had been rather nervous ever since we had met at Bayonne. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Shady wasn’t blind and it was painfully obvious that Jinx got nervous anytime Sheriff Dean was within a stone’s throw. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But maybe she was getting nervous around me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts it, nervous but elated, knowing how he will make use of it tonight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m suddenly nervous at the prospect of revealing something about myself in front of all these people. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous, so I exaggerate all my movements. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had always been a nervous and impulsive person, but lately his emotions were almost out of control. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The way he taps his fingertips along the pad of his thumb when he's nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Even stoned, Fang seemed nervous, panicked almost, like he’d just been nailed by the phantom spotlight he’d been running from all his life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he had this view of things—that most human activity was utter folly, his own included, and that his existence in the world made others nervous. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are twenty-five of them under a hundred, and reciting them sure does help me when I’m nervous. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought he looked nervous, jumpy, inside his space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stocky strength seemed striving for release and his fingers, as they twisted each other with nervous yanks, might have forced an iron bar out of true. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My heart was beating so fast as I sat on the couch, nervous, and scared for my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She said she always wore lots of perfume when she was nervous. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if I should be nervous or excited by coach’s comment. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the other street children made me unspeakably nervous, so I visited infrequently, only when I was in desperate need of help, or when I had something to share. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Most of them never ventured there; it was exhausting, and it made them nervous. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annoyed, nervous—I'm not sure what I am. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, it means that when they get mad or nervous they turn red and pimply, but nothing’s perfect, right? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The people had all signed up m • and if they were startled or nervous because he was Puerto Rican and they weren’t, they hid it well. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can feel butterflies now, I’m starting to get nervous. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous to speak to him for the first time since that night. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was sharply different from the West where an evening was hurried from phase to phase toward its close in a continually disappointed anticipation or else in sheer nervous dread of the moment itself. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

In the early 1930s, he again found himself “on the verge of nervous exhaustion.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, people are nervous,” Devine said, refusing to snigger along with the rest of them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of years ago, when they first started talking about moving, I felt fluttery with nervous excitement. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though this was my first time in the eighth grade at El Camino, I did not feel too nervous. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did Ben have to be on the same bus? It made me very nervous.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous that even Hangman'd run off to hide somewhere. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was so nervous, she couldn't even touch her lunch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

With her nervous horse and long skirts it was impossible for her to dismount from a sidesaddle without help. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess so,” I said with a nervous laugh, though in truth I felt as if I might pass out at any moment. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Bigger could see that he was very nervous. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was something exciting about it, and something nervous. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was a cautious driver, and riding in the car with Henry, even in the most propitious of circumstances, made him nervous. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was April’s imagination that made trouble when they got to the fence; because if she hadn’t been imagining she wouldn’t have been so nervous. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous getting into the truck and facing the Levinsons. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When launch day arrived, I was quite nervous. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, looking far less nervous than I felt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Before the show I’m too nervous to eat.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Bumped it this morning when he got up, he told me. Just nervous. Got a right to be.” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You nervous about the game tomorrow?” he asked. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But at night a storm rolled in, and while the novelty of a pitching boat at anchor entertained some of the children, Ginny and even the Warden grew nervous. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I barely noticed Grovers nervous whimpers, or the way the statues’ eyes seemed to follow me, or the fact that Aunty Em had locked the door behind us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“No wait, dark meat, please,” I said, nervous. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mum used the voice she uses to put nervous people at ease. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The young man seemed quite nervous and did not look at me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon I wait with nervous anticipation to meet my new family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay must have looked nervous, because Mama tried to make us feel better. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get nervous when I’m playing the violin. This is way worse.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The more nervous I am, the worse my reading gets. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now that I know I’m really trying out, I’m super nervous. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And while the closeted, flatulent men showed no shame, at the urinals men acted nervous. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He lit a nervous cigar and motioned her in. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I did not like this iteration of one idea—this strange recurrence of one image, and I grew nervous as bedtime approached and the hour of the vision drew near. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could never admit this to anyone, but it had even made him nervous about going in the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He took the cab ride again, and thought about Henry, nervous all day and watching over him like a ... a trainer. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be nervous. William and I will be right next to you the whole time.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I look over at Nora, who doesn’t seem nervous at all. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They claimed that her hands looked nervous or clumsy, not good for work with Level 4 hot agents. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shoo. You’re making me nervous, always looking over my shoulder, spying on me.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don't think she minds reading the poems. Writing them makes her nervous.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to be nervous,” I say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t said a single word about her robotics competition this weekend, and the fact that she hasn’t tells me just how nervous she is. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I kept to the back sides of buildings as I crept forward, checking for people before advancing, Otto’s hot nervous breath at my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I get you anything to eat?” she asks, sounding nervous. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

For centuries many of the inhabitants of this region suffered from what came to be known as “the Reichenstein disease” — chronic arsenicism with accompanying disorders of the liver, skin, and gastrointestinal and nervous systems. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s nervous that she’ll be disappointed by the choice, but when the food arrives she eyes it approvingly, and she eats heartily, quickly, sopping up the leftover sauce on her plate with bread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it was an accident?” the Colonel asked as I stood beside him, my shoulders slouching, wanting a cigarette but nervous to be as audacious as him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iggy isn't paying any attention to her, he's pointing at this ratty chair and he says, "Sit down, it makes me nervous looking up." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like how nervous she gets before a big community service event or how frustrating it is when straight girls flirt with her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Bailey’s mood had lightened considerably, but he lived in a state of expectation and it made him more nervous than he was usually. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I made her mad. Or maybe she’s nervous about the tournament.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The music died away in a nervous stammering of drums. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Charlie, dressed in a sweatshirt and khaki work pants, is a frail, nervous man with rheumy eyes and a growth of white stubble across his chin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

December hits, and two nights before the game, I’m still nervous about Gavin Rose and that invisible tick on the stone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Plastic stars wait on the cold ceiling, watching the light switch, nervous, ready for the dark and their cue to glow. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

"That's the one," said the little hairy man, his head questing from side to side as if he were preoccupied, or a little nervous. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hylla gave her the sort of cold smile that used to make Blackbeard’s pirates nervous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He said, “You’re not nervous about that college trip with Cade, are you? You know, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ernest had been working out his nervous anticipation on the tennis court. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The nervous ginger-haired kid refused to introduce himself but was called Collins by the others. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The officer seemed to sense that both the prisoner and I were nervous and to take some pleasure in our discomfort, grinning at me before turning on his heel and leaving the room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To be honest, something about the big houses intimidates me, and I’m already nervous. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Mudd, nervous and afraid, forgets the story he made up and rehearsed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Picking up the big white hat off the daybed, she handed it to Mr. McAllister and said, nervous as a witch, “He was just leaving when you came, Mr. Blakeslee. He’s got business in Atlanta.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

More shrieks rang out, and then nervous laughter rippled through the audience as they realized the conjured creatures had disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They are not fretful, nervous, or shrill; they do not have lovely black necks that stretch as though against an invisible collar; their eyes do not bite. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another crack, closer this time, and the others started to get nervous, too. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But now I wasn’t as nervous as we all grabbed the metal bar. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

How come she doesn’t seem even a little bit nervous? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He had big, nervous eyes like a horse’s, and, for some odd reason, a perfectly smooth bald head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Around the room eager, nervous faces peered toward Ms. Bethune’s desk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what to expect, she had been nervous. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He tugged on his messy, light brown hair in a nervous way. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I honestly don’t know what makes me more nervous today: Michael coming over to get fitted for his costume, or the fact that Roli is driving us home from school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I try to remember what I just said, but speaking in class has made me so nervous that my mind is doing its Etch A Sketch thing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I could hardly eat and a lot of the other guys were just as nervous as I was, picking at their food. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I doubt he understood what Annabeth was saying any better than I did, but her tone was making him nervous. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was very nervous, especially because in the show, Rocky has to touch Janet all over her body, and Sam was playing Janet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She is too cool to be nervous about this. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look around the dance floor and see other people who are good dancers, and then I see myself in the mirror, and I see I am a nervous dancer. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was something false about it, almost like he was nervous. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pacing around, whimpering and whining the way he does when he's nervous about something. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hugo leaned so close his lips touched my ears and ten thousand volts sang through my nervous system. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Travis brushes his chin with his knuckle—something he does when he is nervous. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The matches were soaking wet because whenever Momma got scared or nervous or mad her hands got real sweaty and disgusting. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a funny look on his face, and that made her nervous. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So he’s nervous about me making trouble at the bus stop. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I head for the door, my fingers tightening into nervous fists. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the horses arrived in the paddock, they were greeted by the nervous faces of their handlers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became increasingly nervous as he opened every compartment and probed every pocket. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eunuch gave a nervous giggle and made another mark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And every morning she looked a little more nervous. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about saying the words out loud made me nervous. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said they were really happy to see him alive, but after a while they started acting kind of nervous and weird. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

After waiting a last nervous few minutes, Ranofer wandered casually from the shop and, once out of sight, ran like a hare. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Mama said he was nervous because of the winter coming, but was that really it? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Obinze seemed nervous, perched on the edge of the center table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mom always said that Dad made her too nervous; Dad always said that Mom made him too nervous. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the boy to my left, who was Erudite and now looks as pale and nervous as I should feel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was small, with wide, staring eyes and a way of raising and turning his head which suggested not so much caution as a kind of ceaseless, nervous tension. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the table, Joaquin started to bounce his leg, a nervous habit that he had never been able to break. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You have to order. Also, I’m nervous I’ll say something stupid.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous that I wasn’t fencing my game. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was excited rather than nervous, and hopeful instead of frightened. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do eventually have to leave this bathroom, but I’m too nervous. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s such a nervous wreck he couldn’t stand still long enough to line up for free medicine down at the clinic.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few people laughed, and the nervous energy seemed to comfort her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I get nervous and tug at my ponytail. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A chorus of nervous, fretful snickers ran through the high-ceilinged room when it was suggested they “give Bobby a chance.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My parents were in the throes of a nervous breakdown, and I had driven them to the edge of insanity. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Today is our last track meet, and I’m a little nervous. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But I was nervous too, and that made me feel like we were on a date, which we sort of were, I guess. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

In rehearsals, I stumble over the words and talk in a high, nervous voice with terrible pronunciation. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edith straightened and tensed, demonstrating with her posture how nervous she and the others had been. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They take their seats around the long, ornately carved table in the meeting room, awaiting the queen’s arrival in nervous silence. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She advanced on the creatures, who backed away with nervous whines. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I think I made them all nervous. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But in the real world, interacting with other people—especially kids my own age—made me a nervous wreck. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The hard work they had done, combined with the nervous tension, were beginning to tell upon the old gatehouse-keeper. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Since her trick with the Mist against Sciron the bandit, even Jason felt a little nervous around her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She could hear her Dad grinding his teeth together in a nervous way as they came up the steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My mom was nervous about what her dad would do. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave it at the stable in King City. I’m nervous about driving the Ford alone.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had broken into a nervous sweat, and he wiped his forehead on his sleeve. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I'm nervous and make a couple of mistakes, but I also pull off two more "spectacular catches," according to Lakshman, so my teammates are pretty happy with me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

All those questions were making me nervous, because Laleh wasn’t asking the really important questions. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The police were extremely nervous about the crowd outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mullet quit jumping but assembled in a V-shaped squadron that pushed a nervous ripple down the middle of the creek toward the Molly Bell. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan was nervous, he just didn’t want to admit it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was nervous and missed every shot he attempted. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That makes me nervous, kids gathering around like I’m going to kick the bucket.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Others were searching this ship as well, Knot and Vine and Cat, and all of them were increasingly nervous as they went through the rooms. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Briony became nervous of her and kept close to her mother’s side. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Piper must’ve been nervous, because her cornucopia spit out a cheeseburger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when he’s nervous, his words get stuck in an endearing stutter. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think she’d ever been so nervous in her life. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m nervous, Mommy,” I said somewhere between western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her jaw moved as if she were chewing, but it was just a nervous reaction she had whenever she started to get angry. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her voice was utterly calm, her usual nervous laugh gone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s a young boy not out of college yet. And you make people nervous, young man,” she said—most equably, for her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Philbert sits across from me on his visit, his usual buoyant energy rendered nervous and quiet by our surroundings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

From their nervous frowns I could tell that the situation in the capital was grim. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her tapping speeded up and its beat became erratic and nervous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Holding hands and breathing nervous puffs of frost into the night, we make our way onto the porch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I admit I got more nervous the closer we got to Lockhart, but' Harry kept telling me it would be a cakewalk. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Living like this turned me into a nervous wreck. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous to think about it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hall spent the early morning hours listening to nervous soldiers trying to distract themselves. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, Captain. It’s a weight, isn’t it? Well. You lead on as best you can. If you get nervous, call. But I don’t want us observed.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks nervous around the corners of his eyes, but he smiles at Alex with one side of his pink mouth and says, “Sorry I’m early.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Doorman looks nervous enough to cry- black and gold fur and watery eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t read her face and I felt nervous because of the way she wasn’t looking at me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of this, church bells have always made him nervous. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We take a bumpy dirt road through the woods and I get a little nervous, because if we break down out here, there’s nothing around for miles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers had shown her true nature early, and so, even if Ophie was nervous, it was something of a relief to know already what sort of creature she was dealing with. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There were steel-gray chairs arranged in orderly rows, slowly filling with nervous kids and expectant parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The man who walked in seemed even more nervous than I was. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I said again and beginning to get a little nervous. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was slow and I was, for a moment, nervous of what would happen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His face didn’t look too worried, but the way he balled his hat up let me know he was definitely nervous. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I now risked dying from oxygen toxicity, as the excessively high amount of oxygen threatened to burn up my nervous system, lungs, and eyes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me nervous too, but for different reasons. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to scream, but the only sound that escaped was a nervous squeak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He is so brilliant he makes the teachers nervous. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

First: The sixteen-year-old teacher was dismissed within a month after she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, sometimes I get nervous around him, but I think that’s because everyone else is watching us. Or maybe I’m excited to be friends with him. Or maybe...” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Did Sam know that the Igbo tribe of the African continent is predisposed to nervous disorders? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, the villagers were nervous about the guns. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Some of it will be fun, some of it will make you nervous, some of it you won’t like at all. But all of it you need to know.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She flew from room to room in a state of nervous excitement that made her even more talkative than usual. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They seem nervous and fearful, though most of them are big fellows with beards—they look like meek, scolded, St. Bernard dogs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite what I’d said to Aech, knowing that I was about to meet him in person after all these years made me more nervous than I wanted to admit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Words gushed from the chaplain in a nervous torrent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Despite what I’d seen and how nervous the soldiers made me feel, there was an intoxicating kind of energy that filled the air, cloaking everything. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I thought it was this that was making me nervous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smell was like nervous skunks, fresh from a swim in raw sewage. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Now, planning how she would present herself at the entrance to the Nurturing Center, Claire realized that she was excited, and a little nervous. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘So . Hazel sounded a little nervous. ‘We have one tied-up goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By the time we reach her room, the silence feels rabid, like any second it'll attack and fry my central nervous system and I won’t be able to speak. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And then Lyra began to feel truly nervous. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were nervous and scared of the gathering crowd outside. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He actually looked nervous, like he was afraid of talking to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Children made Mr. Coggin nervous, particularly when they opened the door of his darkroom when he was in the middle of developing a week’s supply of film. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, my lord," Sam replied in a thin, nervous voice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t look so panicked. Why do I make you nervous?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed kind of nervous, and whispered in a teasing way, “Now, Mr. Blakeslee, that’s no way to talk to a housekeeper.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He looks nervous, which makes me brave enough to scoot closer to him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow I’ve stopped being nervous and started to have fun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I got nervous and my hands began to sweat. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

While Mr. Flournoy and everybody else, including Grandpa, stared at her, she flashed them all a great big nervous smile. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s shock, the chaplain giggled with nervous relief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous, I straightened my skirt four times before Abby said, “Don’t worry. He likes you too.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Then it lowered its hands again and stood sheepishly, so that the people gave a nervous giggle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a nervous feeling in the air as kids coupled up around them, tiny smiles and eyes darting to the ground. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

To this Hwin made no answer, being, like most highly bred mares, a very nervous and gentle person who was easily put down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And probably it was just me reading Ted’s question that way but it made me sort of nervous. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

So there I was the following afternoon, nervous as hell, watching the widow swing her garage door open. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was filled with men and boys milling around like nervous cattle herded into a goat pen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks nervous, but not as nervous as I am when I see the first line dragging across the monitor. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There was a guard with him, and when the door slammed behind them Tyrone jumped like he was real nervous or traumatized. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked in whispers for a few nervous minutes. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I had a nervous stomach in middle school.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sniffed, and Kaltain would have felt immensely nervous were it not for the drug curling around her mind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was so nervous about saying something stupid, she didn't say anything at all. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dad always was a nervous person, but since the divorce he had become terminally so. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, that procession of terrifying figures was destroying Barrabas’s nervous system. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, he knew, could make even an adult nervous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The farther we walked from the minivan, the more nervous I felt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They didn’t like having me there, that much was clear, it made them very nervous. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then spent three weeks in bed, made miserable by constant aching in limbs, insomnia, nervous tension, and feelings of acute anxiety. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And if she hadn’t been so nervous, she wouldn’t have pushed the board the wrong way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m nervous about seeing June in school today. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The guy can turn into an elephant, and I make him nervous?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I liked my mom, but her perpetual nearness sometimes made me feel weirdly nervous. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She was chewing on her bottom lip, and I asked whether she was nervous. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I felt at once nervous and happy and terrified, but I could feel my temperature spiking again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Again my attitude may be informed by love, but it seemed to me that the towns were places to live in rather than nervous hives. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Senn was a quiet, rather nervous man in his mid-fifties who did not seem at all comfortable in his surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too nervous to try again, although I later sent him my high school graduation picture. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But when Popish began to speak, our nervous chatter quickly stopped. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never been permitted to touch it before and was in awe now and a little nervous. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s already seen some of your paintings. You don’t have to be so nervous.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was a nervous meanness in these long twigs that made us long for the steady stroke of a strap or the firm but honest slap of a hairbrush. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lorraine’s nervous radar was in full operation, and I could tell it made her sad to look at the old man. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how he knew that, but it made me nervous. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, whenever you get nervous, your stomach acts crazy,” she said. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was nervous and baffled and queasily excited all at the same time. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The last thing I want to be is friendly right now, stuck in this hot kitchen with a bunch of rude kids making Mama nervous. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The sheriff and railroad official exchange nervous glances. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch the shark, as nervous as a kid might feel waiting for her name to be called for a doctor’s checkup, but nothing more. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Marian had never felt as nervous as she did now: “My heart leaped wildly, and I could not talk. I even wondered whether I would be able to sing.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Harry was still looking out of the window, feeling increasingly nervous. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A factionless man stops me with the end of his gun before I reach the door, and I am nervous, choking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With everything that’s riding on this tryout, just the thought makes me nervous. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There was something about her that made me nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the center of the fifth row of pews, she stood, nervous, wondering what was going on. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Punks don’t get nervous,” I said, even though I was nervous. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the door, feeling nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was thought to hold promise for medicine, too: Edison marketed his inductorium, an induction coil, as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism, gout, nervous diseases, and sciatica. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re really very good, you know,” he added, with a rather nervous smile of propitiation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was still nervous about being discovered, and jumped at every sound. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z