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Recent Examples of nervously
Brown made sure his doors were locked, and nervously waited.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In short, July’s JOLTS confirms the slowest labor market in some time—exactly as BofA predicted—while markets nervously await the next key jobs figures to see if this cooling trend continues.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
He was carted off the field and Padres fans nervously awaited the news of Adam's injury.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
With private investors nervously looking on, there are fears that the USA Cricket situation could delay or even jeopardize the arrangement.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
People nervously tapped their feet.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Ordinary observations — her eye is drawn to how one woman nervously touches the back of her neck, how another’s skin sags with age — give way to more bizarre visions.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
In short, July’s JOLTS confirms the slowest labor market in some time—exactly as BofA predicted—while markets nervously await the next key jobs figures to see if this cooling trend continues.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
He was carted off the field and Padres fans nervously awaited the news of Adam's injury.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
With private investors nervously looking on, there are fears that the USA Cricket situation could delay or even jeopardize the arrangement.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
People nervously tapped their feet.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Ordinary observations — her eye is drawn to how one woman nervously touches the back of her neck, how another’s skin sags with age — give way to more bizarre visions.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervously
anxiously
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Then came tearful reunions between the workers and their loved ones, who had anxiously awaited their return.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cliff is anxiously avoiding a pop-up comedy night being held at one of his old haunts, organized by one of his old stand-up pals.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nervously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervously. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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