How To Use Nervousness In A Sentence

She managed to speak without betraying her nervousness.
Watching replays of her victory run induced nervousness. Times, Sunday Times
She recounts in detail her nervousness around him, her supposedly dangerous fascination with his charm.
I finally read the warning about nervousness, dizziness, or sleeplessness.
Although the oil-rich kingdom has escaped the sort of unrest unleashed in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia, there have been signs of domestic discontent over high unemployment, as well as some nervousness that Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority could be inspired by the protests of their co-religionist neighbors in Bahrain. Saudi King to Return Home as Turmoil Sweeps Region

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He tried to hide his nervousness.
However, its side effects consist of tiredness, upset stomach, nervousness, dizziness, and difficulty concentrating.
All this accounts for the nervousness of MPs, even those in ultra-safe seats, who may miss their chance in government because of one slipshod campaign or a knucklehead candidate.
Diarrhoea, nervousness, rapid pulse, insomnia, tremors and, sometimes, anginal pains indicate the dose is too high.
There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death. Fran Lebowitz
Try to counter nervousness by getting right back to basics.
But as taboos about the body gradually lifted and the human sciences advanced, the knowledge of nervousness slowly changed.
Women's bell-like tittering and men's droning passiveness filled the void my nervousness made.
He talked readily and, as though he sensed my nervousness at making contact with him, he did his best to put me at my ease.
Tapping my heels against the black lacquered wooden floors, I hoped that my capful of nervousness didn't make a dent in the fresh polish. Chie Davis: Sitting Down with Victoria Rowell
This could lead to side effects such as insomnia, nervousness, digestive upset and irritability.
There is nervousness at the speed with which the document has been pulled together. Times, Sunday Times
His nervousness was manifest to all those present.
This leads to anxiety and nervousness on the part of the players. Times, Sunday Times
Nervousness over the extent of his insurability means he has been told he will not be getting another playing contract in Scotland.
The goalkeeper showed his continuing nervousness by needlessly coming to claim the resultant corner. Times, Sunday Times
This was no cause for nervousness, it was cause for celebration.
Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.
In her nervousness, she accidentally dropped the printout of Tyler's E-mail on the floor. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 8: THE FIVE PATHS
Nervousness is sickening, excitement is electrifying.
As word circulated around the global marketplace in late September and early October of 1985 about the Saudi netback deals, nervousness and anxiety rose. The Prize
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
For example, decongestants, steroids, aspirin and ibuprofen may cause side effects that are also symptoms of anxiety or panic, such as nervousness and sweating.
Only the brilliance of the Northern Irishman, who holed a stunning birdie putt on the 16th green to extend his lead in the match, and the nervousness of Mahan, who duffed a chip shot on the par-three 17th that sealed his defeat, finally turned back an American tide that had threatened to deny Montgomerie a captain's victory to add to the many he has won as a player in this event. Ryder Cup 2010: Graeme McDowell the perfect hero for Europe
His nervousness was obvious right from the start.
In her nervousness, she accidentally dropped the printout of Tyler's E-mail on the floor. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 8: THE FIVE PATHS
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
A friendly look with the wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness.
Hindu society, therefore, has always shown a nervousness about the sexually active woman.
The emphasis of her words doesn't escape Jem, and he suddenly feels a thrill of nervousness.
Sammler mastered and dismissed this suspicion, ascribing it to surprise and nervousness.
Nevertheless, the intense rivalry between France, England, and the empire, compounded by heightened religious tensions and the nervousness of Rome, lent the Scottish king unwonted diplomatic weight.
She laughed to cover her nervousness.
His nervousness escalated into an avalanche of malapropisms. Times, Sunday Times
His hands were covered in rope burns and marks, his face red with nervousness and fatigue.
The symptoms of food intolerance can include burping, indigestion, flatulence, loose stools, headaches, flushing, or nervousness.
Many people find that the Bach flower rescue remedy helps them in situations where they experience nervousness or anxiety. The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs
My nervousness is centred on what one particular person will think of it. Jitters
A retroverted uterus, a lacerated perineum, such minor difficulties as flat feet, such major ones as valvular disease of the heart, are causes of ill health to be ruled out before "nervousness" (or its medical equivalents) is to be diagnosed. The Nervous Housewife
By the weekend, however, as unheard cases were adjourned in the District Court, there was the beginning of a nervousness that the row could become serious.
When she spoke, her words were soft and soothing, and calmed him of his nervousness.
Saran swallowed, fear and nervousness suddenly finding their way back.
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My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
The thought of seeing him again causes a little thrill of nervousness.
All her nervousness and apprehension died away and she took another sip of her drink.
There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death. Fran Lebowitz
Comparison with the land occupations in neighbouring Zimbabwe gave rise to nervousness amongst business investors in South Africa and the rand sank to a new low against the US dollar.
The most commonly observed side effects are nervousness, sleeplessness, skin eruptions, euphoria, leg or ankle swelling, dizziness, and diarrhea.
They stood in wait, a touch of nervousness undeniably tainting the air around them.
My stomach was dancing in nervousness; my nerves tense and wrought.
The sea was churning - almost as much as her stomach was, in nervousness.
They may display nighttime fears, anger, irritability, lower tolerance for stress, nervousness, compulsiveness, helplessness, and/or powerlessness.
One campaign staffer says there is nervousness about speaking of their hopes. Times, Sunday Times
However, there are occasional, though very rare, cases in which it is impossible to use faradism at all by reason of the insomnia and nervousness which result even after very careful and gentle application of the current. Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria
Based on surveys of their moods,[Sentence dictionary] music was also found to block out distractions and reduce fatigue and nervousness.
Nervousness and stress can increase blood pressure which in turn will increase glomerular filtration.
His face began to turn as red as hers, and a most unbecoming look of nervousness crossed his face before he answered,
Still, riding on the back of strong underlying fundamentals, India will retain its status as a favoured investment destination among emerging markets, notwithstanding short-term nervousness that roiled the Indian capital markets earlier this year. Private Equity Becomes Integral to India Inc.
There is nervousness at the speed with which the document has been pulled together. Times, Sunday Times
It manifests this through nervousness and obsessive behaviour. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
MADRID (MarketWatch) — European stock markets fell on Friday, led lower by banking giant Barclays PLC, as nervousness prevailed ahead of U.S. jobs data due later in the session.
Tapping my heels against the black lacquered wooden floors, I hoped that my capful of nervousness didn't make a dent in the fresh polish. Chie Davis: Sitting Down with Victoria Rowell
Without any of the missish hesitation or nervousness she'd expected would assail her. Hero Come Back
My hands were getting clammy and I was feeling a slight degree of nervousness.
I frequently have a nervousness, bordering on fear, concerning lack of sleep.
Despite his position as leadership frontrunner, there is still some nervousness in the party about how he will fare. Times, Sunday Times
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
I nodded, my hands suddenly wringing in a strange and unexplainable nervousness.
My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.
But I wonder how many young chaps nowadays, in this civilised twentieth century, would know how to go about it, if they were planked down, near penniless and with their boots letting in, on a foreign soil, and asked to dispose of a fine-strung mustee woman whose depression and nervousness were growing steadily as the crisis approached? Flash For Freedom
It was not fear, but what I call nervousness, -- unreasoning, but irresistible; as when, for instance, one looking at the sun going down says, "I will count fifty before it disappears"; and as he goes on and it becomes doubtful whether he will reach the number, he gets strangely flurried, and his imagination pictures life and death and heaven and hell as the issues depending on the completion or non-completion of the fifty he is counting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859
The nervousness and fear were still in his eyes, and he was beginning to shake and sweat.
Edward allowed himself one gulp as he entered the chamber, and then willed his body not to betray his nervousness.
Despite my nervousness, I sing it well and receive a hearty applause at the end.
Nervousness and awkwardness set in before the next track brings the funk back.
The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness
Hearing the dulcet tones of the pilot helps ease some of my flying nervousness. United Airlines Offers Drinks To "The Idiots In Coach" - The Consumerist
His mood ranged from nervousness and exasperation to contempt and defiance even anger.
I turned to look at the cave, waiting for the icy fear to set in, but I felt nothing but an entirely reasonable nervousness at the thought of bearding Raziel in his den. Raziel
The high-strung Sadler's Wells colt galloped smoothly, but returned to the barn lathered up on his neck, a sign of nervousness he has betrayed before many of his European races.
Symptoms were characterized by hypertension coupled with nervousness, sleeplessness, skin eruptions, and morning diarrhea in 14 patients.
Mrs Cryer also said: There still is a nervousness to talk about this, especially those MPs in constituencies affected by these issues ... Archive 2008-09-01
Somerset administered two drams, one after the other, to the man with the chin-beard; who then, somewhat restored, began to confound himself in apologies for what he called his miserable nervousness, the result, he said, of a long course of dumb ague; and having taken leave with a hand that still sweated and trembled, he gingerly resumed his burthen and departed. The Dynamiter
Cathi looks terrified, but she's filmed it all unfalteringly, and Mel, to my surprise, actually looks quite impressed underneath her evident nervousness.
Jantha raised her wine glass in salute, taking a drink to hide any nervousness she might be feeling.
If your date gets swacked on your first date, it's not necessarily due to nervousness.
None had relished Eden's tendency to transmit his own nervousness to colleagues.
Watching replays of her victory run induced nervousness. Times, Sunday Times
In a few days I shall have subsided from the nervousness of finding myself here at the foot of Templand Hill! with so many houses within sight, once occupied by people who belonged to me or cared for me! New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
There is nervousness at the speed with which the document has been pulled together. Times, Sunday Times
Still, his nervousness proved to be unwarranted as he kept the audience in rapt attention with his loose, off the cuff demeanor and laconic sense of humor (it didn't hurt that BodyWorld is very funny; Shaw's voices for his characters were hilariously fitting). Dash Shaw goes to college | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
He had wanted to start some form of conversation, but before he could, his throat would constrict in nervousness.
Corydalis is a European sedative herb that addresses insomnia that stems from nervousness, agitation, depression or anxiety.
Warm autumn weather and nervousness about the state of the economy combined to create a tough environment for shops and stores, the British Retail Consortium said in its monthly survey, conducted with the consultancy KPMG.The BRC said the value of sales in November was 0.7% higher than in the same month in 2010, but there had been an annual drop of 1.6% in so-called like-for-like sales, which strip out the effect of new floorspace added by retailers over the past 12 months. Spirit of Scrooge haunts Christmas shoppers
They can cause an increased heart rate, nervousness, headaches, insomnia, heart attacks, strokes, seizures and even death, says Bill Gurley, professor of pharmaceutics at the University of Arkansas. Making Calories Count
My stomach didn't jump and I wasn't excited, but my pulse was racing with nervousness.
Immediately the gaitered legs of a footman showed themselves on the staircase above; whereupon I was seized with such a fit of nervousness that I hastily bid the lacquey say nothing about my presence to the Youth
It was not fright, for she longed for the moment of appearing; it was not ordinary nervousness, for she felt that she was as steady as a rock, and now and then, when she tried a few notes, to 'limber' her voice, it was steady, too, and exactly what it always was. Fair Margaret A Portrait
Put aside your nervousness and dive into the combination of cheese and fermented cabbage known as the kimchee quesadilla. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.
But nervousness will likewise do it; fright, or anxiety of almost any kind, will make a horse stale inordinately.
It manifests this through nervousness and obsessive behaviour. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
After her brief moment of shy nervousness, she began to feel a sharp indignation flaring up, and she shot a glower up at him.
His best friend's laughter was like a balm, soothing away all his tension and residual nervousness from the date.
It's just sheer nervousness, I assure you.
Neglect can manifest itself as mental stress, psychosomatic pain, excess body fat, deconditioned musculature, low back pain, joint pain, headaches, trigger points, nervousness, insomnia and a host of other ailments.
He felt some nervousness at the prospect of meeting her.
Our nervousness is gone now," said Juan Sanchez, whose son Jimmy is in the mine. Trapped Chilean Miners: Drill Finally Breaks Through To Mine
Nervousness spread as investors queried whether they could trust the accounting at other high-growth companies.
There is growing nervousness about the possibility of a war in the region.
On the downside, it can cause sleeplessness, nervousness and shakiness in people whose bodies do not respond well to it.
A way to reduce nervousness on Casaba planet - when they are nervous, they slap each other.
Any nervousness quickly dissolved as we catch up on lost years.
Is it true that you originally squinted your eyes because of nervousness?
Too much caffeine can cause nervousness and jitters.
My hands were shaking slightly with nervousness and cursing them for their weakness, I stuffed them into the front pockets of my stonewashed jeans.
It manifests this through nervousness and obsessive behaviour. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.
Out of nervousness about unipolarity, they might underestimate the dangers of a multipolar system in which nonliberal and nondemocratic powers would come to outweigh Europe.
He was swimming laps in the pool, trying to burn off his nervousness.
Shock, surprise, fright, nervousness, anxiety, shyness, then finally pleasure as she beams a terrific smile at me.
Hindu society, therefore, has always shown a nervousness about the sexually active woman.
He laughed to cover his nervousness.
It is the two-pronged support of a rise in industrial offtake and ongoing support from investor nervousness in western markets that is expected to continue driving silver prices.
One campaign staffer says there is nervousness about speaking of their hopes. Times, Sunday Times
There is nervousness in military circles that such a war could backfire disastrously.
There is growing nervousness about the possibility of a war in the region.
I'm sick of the adolescent way this makes me feel, the adolescent way it makes me talk, the nervousness creeping into sexual congress.
His fingers moved and curled, showing his nervousness about the subject as he began to explain the horrid nightmare that tortured him so.
Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.
The IMF's skepticism about the achievability of the government's fiscal plan may cause fresh nervousness among bond investors. IMF Says Ireland Needs More Cuts
At Wembley his executives and handlers display little of the nervousness around him that is all too apparent in the courtiers to others.
I have to confess to a certain nervousness in using it, due to anxiety about what to do with all of the time that it saves.
His nervousness was obvious right from the start.
It depends on the zeal, the assiduity, or the nervousness of the individual.
rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner
Yet the word fear is often misconceived for excitement, stress or nervousness - common emotions in sport that only you can translate.
Under the influence of Corthell, Laura's nervousness, selfish insecurity, and old love for theatric self-representation returns.
Valerian root is most often used to treat sleep disorders that stem from anxiety and nervousness.
At the same time, the canons of social scientific research, in particular a nervousness about appearing to make value judgements, have a significant influence on the form of argumentation.
She didn't let any of her new nervousness show and forced a smile as she showed off the dress before linking her arm through his once more and then walking back up the aisle.
After eating a salami sandwich once, she felt as if she were about to explode from nervousness. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
He was convincing enough to persuade Wall Street, thus abating the nervousness of the market.
Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children.
You have forgotten all your nervousness and butterflies, and you are just acting on impulses.
There is growing nervousness about the possibility of a war in the region.
In his nervousness, he cut himself, standing back and watching the blood trickle down his cheek; a small spot settling on the collar of his shirt.
One unemployed person shared with me the fact that they were afraid the nervousness would show in an interview and then should he be hired, he fears he will be "jumpy," and an employer may think they hired the wrong guy. Nation's jobless rate drops
Each face bears an expression of anxiety, nervousness, or puzzle.
Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.
You feel everything from a nervousness bordering on paranoia to relief and - hopefully - elation.
How her heart beat as Joseph appeared, Joseph, puffing from the staircase in shining creaking boots, Joseph, in a new waistcoat red with heat and nervousness, and blushing behind his wadded neck-cloth. IV. The Green Silk Purse
Nervousness set in and the words he had rehearsed over and over in his head for months escaped his brain completely, rendering him a stuttering mess.
Adjusting your tie is often a sign of nervousness.
It's shorthand for creativity/idleness, relaxation/nervousness, seduction / post-coital bliss, and a host of other contradictory cinematic moods.
But it is clear his fans don't share his nervousness about going shirtless in scenes, after they bombarded him with messages and presents. The Sun
In a sign of nervousness in Downing Street, which fears that the public backlash is jeopardising Cameron's work in persuading the public that the NHS is safe in Tory hands, Lansley will accept some of the broad principles in the health select committee report. Andrew Lansley scrambles to save coalition's NHS reforms
Mental illness as agony, weakness, timidity, irresolution, nervousness and other bad habit can be corrected.
Because we know how well he's done and how well he'll do, his nervousness is amusing and disarming. American Everyman
A friendly look with wrong facial expression can then turn into an unfriendly stare, and nervousness may be wrongly understoon as unfriendliness .
It was only surpassed by nervousness and bed-wetting, which can equally be interpreted as expressions of anxiety.
The noise of a dentist's drill might awaken feelings of apprehension and nervousness.
I had been excited, but it wore away to anxiety and nervousness as the time grew near.
She arrived and rang the doorbell, swallowing down her nervousness.
There may be nervousness at night, trembling limbs, though not as anxious as Aconite.
His face twisted into a mix of nervousness and miserableness and he finally walked over and sat down, leaning against the bed.
Ireland had not played particularly well in that first half, had forced a dream start but quickly lost the initiative as they allowed their insecurities and nervousness to manifest itself into their play.
She squeaked, her voice breaking from her nervousness.
He flushed with aggravation at his nervousness, and swore silently at his tendency to get tongue-tied in the presence of beautiful women.

How To Use Nervousness In A Sentence

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