Nerveless is an English word with synonyms like cool or composed. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nerveless meaning
- Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
- Lacking a nervous system.
- Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
Using Nerveless
- The main meaning on this page is: Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly. | Lacking a nervous system. | Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
- Useful related words include: cool, coolheaded, composed, feeble.
Context around Nerveless
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nerveless
- In this selection, "nerveless" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, appeared, shooting, early and finish stand out and add context to how "nerveless" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aided by nerveless shooting from and deliver a nerveless stroke. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nerveless" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nerveless
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They were also nerveless in the closing overs, holding on to several high balls. (14 words)
To all watching, he appeared nerveless and indomitable, but he admits the fear of failure drove him in his playing career. (21 words)
This is how you define greatness, a player who can shut out the noise and the possibilities to deliver a nerveless stroke. (22 words)
Two penalties either side of half-time – a nerveless ‘Panenka’ from Sergio Ramos and something more conventional from Karim Benzema – reversed the lead before Gareth Bale’s strike and a second of the game from the French forward. (38 words)
He was surprised by Piastri’s nerveless early overtake – one that McLaren team principal Andrea Stella later said the team would later review – but admitted one stop wasn’t possible with his own tyres graining. (35 words)
But as Danny Richardson sent three sides of the stadium into delirium with the most nerveless of match-winning penalty attempts, the thoughts of one man in particular will have been fascinating. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Tremendous pressure at the start and end of the match, aided by nerveless shooting from Super Netball stars Cardwell and Helen Housby, were big factors in their win.
He was surprised by Piastri’s nerveless early overtake – one that McLaren team principal Andrea Stella later said the team would later review – but admitted one stop wasn’t possible with his own tyres graining.
So perfect was the pass, it made the striker’s nerveless finish into the bottom corner, beyond a motionless Wes Foderingham, look somewhat ordinary.
They were also nerveless in the closing overs, holding on to several high balls.
For all the West Indies’s fire with the new ball and blend of steel and six-hitting with the bat, it was sealed by Mitchell Starc’s nerveless death bowling.
This is how you define greatness, a player who can shut out the noise and the possibilities to deliver a nerveless stroke.
To all watching, he appeared nerveless and indomitable, but he admits the fear of failure drove him in his playing career.
But as Danny Richardson sent three sides of the stadium into delirium with the most nerveless of match-winning penalty attempts, the thoughts of one man in particular will have been fascinating.
Two penalties either side of half-time – a nerveless ‘Panenka’ from Sergio Ramos and something more conventional from Karim Benzema – reversed the lead before Gareth Bale’s strike and a second of the game from the French forward.