nerve-wracking
- a variation of nerve-racking.
Example Sentences
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"It was a huge thrill but also nerve-wracking, because it's quite a responsibility," says Henson.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Doundoulakis’s nerve-wracking encounter with Nazi guards ends with something I pictured the young Clint Eastwood being made to say: “An older man might have thought, I’m lucky. Helias thought, I’m good.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Growing up working-class in a mining village in Nottinghamshire, Graham recalls how important access to the arts were to him as a "shy" kid who found even the prospect of PE "nerve-wracking".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"It was nerve-wracking, but if it even helps one other person then it's worth it."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
