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Recent Examples of nervously
Emeka Egbuka has Rookie of the Year just about sewn up already, but *looks around nervously* could … *leans in close to whisper* … could Baker Mayfield be a serious MVP candidate?
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Who jumped, startled, when Rey laughed nervously.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In a clip viewed close to 90,000 times since being posted in August, Daisy stands in her crate, nervously watching everything around her.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor-comedian described rather nervously warming up for the event with a set in Bahrain to get a feel for what an audience in the region would find funny (and acceptable) and then performing at the Saudi Arabia festival’s opening night on Friday.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Kass, on the other hand, is nervously enthusiastic.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The other guitarist’s eyes shot nervously between her stand and Lee’s.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to vaccines, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets Thursday and Friday.
—The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Brown made sure his doors were locked, and nervously waited.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Who jumped, startled, when Rey laughed nervously.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In a clip viewed close to 90,000 times since being posted in August, Daisy stands in her crate, nervously watching everything around her.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor-comedian described rather nervously warming up for the event with a set in Bahrain to get a feel for what an audience in the region would find funny (and acceptable) and then performing at the Saudi Arabia festival’s opening night on Friday.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Kass, on the other hand, is nervously enthusiastic.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The other guitarist’s eyes shot nervously between her stand and Lee’s.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to vaccines, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets Thursday and Friday.
—The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Brown made sure his doors were locked, and nervously waited.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervously
Adverb
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While Jets fans anxiously await those results, notable sports medicine physician and Injury Expertz CEO Jesse Morse believes the team could be looking at the prospect of being without their star wideout for a handful of games.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many attendees waited anxiously beforehand, anticipating bad news about the garden’s future.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Nervously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervously. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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