How to Use nerve in a Sentence

nerve

noun

• He found the nerve to stand up to his boss.
• You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.
• The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.
• I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.
• It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.
• I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve.
• But no one has the heart right now, or the nerve, to dream that big.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• The 27-year-old from Bel Air, Md., snatched the one thing that could soothe his nerves.
  — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
• The House of Mouse can strain your nerves and your wallet.
  — Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
• Clarke had severed a nerve and got hand surgery the next day.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2024
• The design gives the indoor plant its nickname: the nerve plant.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
• But even this not-quite-a-smile takes muscle and nerve.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 July 2023
• LaBron James said the same after the game, so Kerr’s words clearly struck a nerve.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
• The nerve this is hitting with the crowd does not seem to exist within me.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• Are there any nerves about being in a room full of critics?
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Those who have a fear of flying can now call a pilot to calm their nerves.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
• But the prospect of the $30 million parcel becoming a high-rise has struck a nerve.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024
• The surgeon will cut the tissue that is pressing down on the nerves to reduce the pressure.
  — Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2024
• Pink can always count on a sweet treat to help her onstage nerves.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• Soon would come the final costume fittings, the sound checks, the soothing of last-minute nerves.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• The same can not be said for Kwan, who gets a case of the nerves when gunshot wound Dorian wakes up.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
• Despite standing in front of 200 people, the bride didn’t feel any nerves—just joy.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
• But a win against the Giants could have settled nerves, soothed stomachs in Philly.
  — Dan Gelston, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• By the time Williams got around to designing the theater, his nerve had come roaring back.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Why did Croce’s music touch such a nerve in the year following his death?
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
• The eclipse may cause discomfort — but likely won’t since the retina doesn’t have pain nerves.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
• The cameraman, unseen and silent, holds his nerve and keeps moving.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 June 2023
• The Mavericks endured a hefty fine for their mini-tank and a lot of nerves on lottery night to land the No. 10 overall pick.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
• Getting to surprise my fans was really fun and gave me nerves.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
• Another impact is placed under the jaw, then attached to a nerve that controls the tongue.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024