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Recent Examples of nervously
On the afternoon of Sunday, July 20, 1969, the world held its breath and nervously waited as Apollo 11’s lunar module, Eagle, prepared to land man on the moon for the first time.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Another target was Dario Amodei, a biophysicist and a font of frenetic energy who has a tendency to nervously twist his black hair, and responds to one-line e-mails with multi-paragraph essays.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rocking back and forth nervously during a television appearance, a haggard-looking Diaz-Canel acknowledged the same talks, which his government had denied were taking place just days before.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
After trailing for most of the game, Minnesota used a frantic 14-0 run to start the final frame to finally wake up a home crowd that had been nervously starring down a major upset in their own backyard.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s starting to change Margaret Crane stood nervously in a room, surrounded by men in suits.
—thehustle.co, 20 Mar. 2026
Dunne posted a video to her TikTok page, showing herself nervously watching Skenes work his magic.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Unable to earn an automatic bid as a conference champion, Miami’s last hope is as an at-large selection, which could squeeze out another team nervously awaiting its fate, such as Auburn.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
There were a few comments that would have resonated with fans nervously watching their teams in big games, too.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Another target was Dario Amodei, a biophysicist and a font of frenetic energy who has a tendency to nervously twist his black hair, and responds to one-line e-mails with multi-paragraph essays.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rocking back and forth nervously during a television appearance, a haggard-looking Diaz-Canel acknowledged the same talks, which his government had denied were taking place just days before.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
After trailing for most of the game, Minnesota used a frantic 14-0 run to start the final frame to finally wake up a home crowd that had been nervously starring down a major upset in their own backyard.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s starting to change Margaret Crane stood nervously in a room, surrounded by men in suits.
—thehustle.co, 20 Mar. 2026
Dunne posted a video to her TikTok page, showing herself nervously watching Skenes work his magic.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Unable to earn an automatic bid as a conference champion, Miami’s last hope is as an at-large selection, which could squeeze out another team nervously awaiting its fate, such as Auburn.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
There were a few comments that would have resonated with fans nervously watching their teams in big games, too.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervously
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The Angels are anxiously awaiting Yates’ season debut.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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In the new footage, shown during Disney’s presentation on Thursday, Bonnie is gifted Lilypad and immediately gets sucked in, spending all her hours on it day and night, as the toys anxiously look on.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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So much so that after the discussion, Cole shyly approached the stranger.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Naroditsky removes his blindfold and smiles shyly.—
Jordan Himelfarb,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Nervously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervously. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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