How to Use nervous in a Sentence

nervous

adjective

• He gave a nervous glance at the clock.
• He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.
• He walked around with a nervous twitch.
• The boy has a lot of nervous energy.
• All this waiting is making me nervous.
• She is nervous about her job interview.
• It was a very nervous situation.
• She suffers from a nervous disorder.
• He has a nervous disposition.
• His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.
• The price of gold tends to move when markets get nervous – and so does the gold.
  — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
• Ava gets nervous to go fast on a bike and is kind of still scared of it.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
• Bird is used to the spotlight and will not get nervous in a close game.
  — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• Some of these kids may feel too nervous to go to camp on their own.
  — Victoria Clayton, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024
• But the clock is running, and some are nervous whether this will be ready to launch on time.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
• A lot of the men are nervous about not getting enough time with Jenn this week.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
• The cuts and changes at the FDA have made companies nervous.
  — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
• In short, when the yield curve gets steeper, that’s a sign bond traders are nervous.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 July 2024
• The 5-year-old was nervous to ride in Pace’s time machine, so Matt went with him.
  — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• As home prices decline, those who bought at the peak are nervous.
  — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2022
• And sometimes just get nervous and then see what happens and pray for the best.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• What's working against them: Cody tends to get in his head and get very nervous.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2021
• Hawn, too nervous to open the file, forwarded it to a friend who had promised to read it for him.
  — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2021
• If people are scared and nervous, that in and of itself is harm.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
• When there’s a big game, 20-year-olds get nervous and worried.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2022
• Was Mikaela nervous to bring Lucas home to meet Marcus for the first time?
  — Amanda Stellwag, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• This project made Cooper nervous for several reasons.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
• The players looked worked up at times and the fans are nervous.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
• Around $23 per night, a price point that has drawn both fascination and nervous laughter across social media.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
• Every other reptile in that zoo is right to be nervous when Big Al comes pressing his face against the glass.
  — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026