Example Sentences

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Last week, in the salty little city of Bath, Me., the moment lor which Mrs. Vanderbilt had been nerving herself finally arrived.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had been nerving himself for just this crisis, and his muscles were ready primed for a quick leap.

From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Douglas, Alan

For days past I had been nerving myself for the deed.

From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Boothby, Guy

She had not spoken on the impulse of a moment; for days past she had been nerving herself to open Pixie’s eyes.

From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

He had been nerving himself during a long slow silence for that.

From Mary Wollaston by Webster, Henry Kitchell