Example Sentences

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That led to a tie-break which also started nervily.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2022

They’ve nervily reimagined and remixed both the epic and the intimate elements of this classic narrative and successfully given it a determinedly contemporary tone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2019

And when they quickly allowed Honduras to pull a goal back, the stage was set for the US to finish the game as nervily as they’d started it.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2015

And one could imagine Komova as gymnastics’ tragic heroine, fragile and beautiful, nervily expressive of the sport’s flaws, even as she accomplished something extraordinary.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2012

“Don’t ask me any questions for I shall not answer them,” retorted Ralph nervily.

From Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail by Chapman, Allen