We watched the stock market nervously. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : to become nervous under stress. ,nervous tension. ,nervous diseases. ,a nervous moment for us all. From Dictionary.com.
When he had gone she called nervously for her maid. From Wordnik.com. [The Branding Iron] Reference
She called nervously to Zena and began to investigate a smaller opening at the other end of the rock pile. From Wordnik.com. [Circles of Stone] Reference
Last annoyance: kevin nervously and unconsciously jingling the cat toy with the bell when there was no at in the room. From Wordnik.com. [2003 September « Magic Lantern Arts] Reference
"Run along, child," Miss Stuart called nervously to Bab. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail] Reference
Backing quickly to the door, Nance called nervously to Mary. From Wordnik.com. [The Foolish Virgin] Reference
Who Speaks for Luata grasped a sword nervously in his right hand. From Wordnik.com. [Out of Time's Abyss] Reference
Many of his big stockholders had called nervously but he had quieted them. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
From somewhere beyond the footbridge, a dove called nervously and fell silent. From Wordnik.com. [War for the Oaks]
My attention was attracted by the little husband's flying from the stump and calling nervously, thus unwittingly "giving away" his secret. From Wordnik.com. [Our Bird Comrades] Reference
And, you know, everybody -- you know, on the train kind of nervously looked around and giggled like did that really just happen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2009] Reference
He fingered his coin nervously, replied. From Wordnik.com. [Starfishers]
In a statement, police said Mr Cabrera Zavaleta had been behaving "nervously". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The man then continued talking "nervously" to the student about various things. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Daily Wildcat] Reference
He kind of nervously presented some of her work to us and recommended her as someone we might want to use to make our artwork. From Wordnik.com. [donewaiting.com] Reference
His plan was foiled after airport officials noticed him behaving "nervously" and spotted the suspicious bulge under his sweater. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Oh "-- nervously --" I don't think I want to sing this evening. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
"nervously" sick, I sometimes stop to consider why it is they are ill. From Wordnik.com. [The Untroubled Mind] Reference
You know, "nervously," I hate gossip of any sort, but one must defend one's own. ". From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
But they'realso nervously watching their own backs. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Labor Pains] Reference
It didn't discharge and I laughed, if a little nervously. From Wordnik.com. [Creating A Country] Reference
Both are nervously hoping for the best, but are prepared for the worst. From Wordnik.com. [Haunted By A Painful History] Reference
And people from BMG and Sony Music could be eying each other nervously. From Wordnik.com. [NEWSMAKERS] Reference
She nervously introduced Meeker as her "partner" and steadied herself for the rebuff. From Wordnik.com. [A Search For God's Welcome] Reference
As new members enter the room, he glances up nervously, as if to register their faces. From Wordnik.com. [China's Growing Holy War] Reference
"It has nothing to do with the dinar," a Karbala real-estate broker insists nervously. From Wordnik.com. [Boom Before The Bombs] Reference
Over more than a decade, says Weld, "I've seen him laugh nervously a couple of times, maybe.". From Wordnik.com. [Governor Romney, Meet Governor Romney] Reference
I whimpered nervously, hoping maybe she was rehabbing from some sort of strange Achilles mishap. From Wordnik.com. [Make. It. Stop.] Reference
A couple of kids break-dance in the center of the floor, but most sit nervously around the fringes. From Wordnik.com. [Electronic Eden] Reference
Clinton and especially the lagging Tsongas regarded him nervously, not as a nominee but as a spoiler. From Wordnik.com. [The Method In His Madness] Reference
"" I think we've convinced him to support us on cost-benefit analysis, '' said a Dole aide, nervously. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth Of Common Sense] Reference
FRAN BENEDETTO IS sitting nervously in a train station with her 10-year-old son, wondering where they'll be going. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking Away] Reference
The taller one chatters nervously about some club in Jersey, as his stout buddy's face settles into a frozen smile. From Wordnik.com. [The Coolest Mogul] Reference
Insiders laughed -- nervously at times -- or dissed him as a has-been jealous that Powell is getting all the anti-political ink. From Wordnik.com. [Let The Party Begin] Reference
When the ups carrier arrived at my door with a cardboard box that was as large as it was light, I smiled nervously as I signed for it. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Sister Takes On a Big Challenge] Reference
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