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As the fans kept getting word on more and more injuries, there was a nervous energy that engulfed the building.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
As for Kelley, Malek’s intense eyes and nervous energy escalate the anxiety in every scene.
—Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
As for Kelley, Malek’s intense eyes and nervous energy escalate the anxiety in every scene.
—Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nervous energy
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“Nervous energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20energy. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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