a bag/bundle of nerves
noun phrase
informal
: an extremely nervous person
He was a bundle of nerves before his speech.
Examples of a bag/bundle of nerves in a Sentence
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Where Sydney is a bundle of nerves most of the time, Chantel is at ease with herself and her place in the world, happily gossiping about friends, family, and clients with her cousin.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
His persona gleams with sheen and shine, but he is often tightly coiled, a bundle of nerves underneath glistening skin.
—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Baumgartner is actually a bundle of nerves before attacking the course.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
Your spine protects your spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that transmit messages between your brain and pretty much every part of your body.
—Demetria Wambia, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022
Johnson had surgery to remove a new tumor from her neck in January, but doctors couldn’t get it all — it was wrapped around her jugular vein and a bundle of nerves.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
Even with the bountiful planning, Covid had turned him into a bundle of nerves.
—Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
The condition is related to the olfactory bulb, a bundle of nerves in the brain that process smell.
—Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 11 Jan. 2021
The sciatic nerve is a very large, thick nerve that comes out of a bundle of nerves in the lower back and goes all the way down the leg.
—Kelly O'Mara, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2014
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
His persona gleams with sheen and shine, but he is often tightly coiled, a bundle of nerves underneath glistening skin.
—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Baumgartner is actually a bundle of nerves before attacking the course.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
Your spine protects your spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that transmit messages between your brain and pretty much every part of your body.
—Demetria Wambia, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022
Johnson had surgery to remove a new tumor from her neck in January, but doctors couldn’t get it all — it was wrapped around her jugular vein and a bundle of nerves.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
Even with the bountiful planning, Covid had turned him into a bundle of nerves.
—Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
The condition is related to the olfactory bulb, a bundle of nerves in the brain that process smell.
—Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 11 Jan. 2021
The sciatic nerve is a very large, thick nerve that comes out of a bundle of nerves in the lower back and goes all the way down the leg.
—Kelly O'Mara, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2014
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“A bag/bundle of nerves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20bag%2Fbundle%20of%20nerves. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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