How do you use Nervous in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like tense or spooky, plus the exact meaning.
Nervous meaning
- Of sinews and tendons.
- Full of sinews.
Synonyms of Nervous
Using Nervous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of sinews and tendons. | Full of sinews. | Of sinews and tendons.
- Useful related words include: tense, spooky, flighty, skittish.
- In the example corpus, nervous often appears in combinations such as: nervous system, nervous about, central nervous.
Context around Nervous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nervous
- In this selection, "nervous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, peripheral, central, autonomic, system, systems and wreck stand out and add context to how "nervous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the parasympathetic nervous system the and a nervous nervous wreck laughs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nervous" sits close to words such as beef, del and integration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nervous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Structure The peripheral nervous system is divided into somatic nervous system, sensory nervous systems, and autonomic nervous system. (18 words)
I was nervous the first Waratahs game of the year, the first trial and I’m nervous now. (18 words)
The party is nervous about going into government with the DUP and nervous about staying out of government. (18 words)
Mixing of the two bloodstreams is minimized by the anatomy of the chambers.sfn Nervous and sensory systems The nervous system is basically the same as in other vertebrates, with a central brain, a spinal cord, and nerves throughout the body. (41 words)
However, unlike these medications, because the activity is confined to the peripheral nervous system, these peptides don't cause the entire nervous system to "go to sleep", thus avoiding the risks associated with potent and addictive opioids. (37 words)
The intense activation of my nervous system triggered a major adrenal response and the shaking and emotional release was my body’s way of burning off the adrenaline so my nervous system could attempt to regulate itself. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Structure The peripheral nervous system is divided into somatic nervous system, sensory nervous systems, and autonomic nervous system.
Autonomic nervous system Components and connections of the parasympathetic nervous system The autonomic nervous system controls a wide range of involuntary and unconscious body functions.
On the backstage Environment at Impact Wrestling for her debut: “I was a nervous, nervous wreck (laughs), but having my girls there talking to me.
By interacting with the body’s endocannabinoid system, central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system, THC can block pain signals and lessen pain perception.
He said he was not nervous his freshman year because he didn’t understand the magnitude of the event, adding he did not perform up to his standards because he was too nervous.
However, unlike these medications, because the activity is confined to the peripheral nervous system, these peptides don't cause the entire nervous system to "go to sleep", thus avoiding the risks associated with potent and addictive opioids.
I think it’s healthy to be nervous because being nervous to meet helps us think more carefully about the details.
I was nervous the first Waratahs game of the year, the first trial and I’m nervous now.
He went on to say about Prince: 'He needed the drugs because he was so nervous - he could be nervous in a room with just five people in it.
The intense activation of my nervous system triggered a major adrenal response and the shaking and emotional release was my body’s way of burning off the adrenaline so my nervous system could attempt to regulate itself.
The party is nervous about going into government with the DUP and nervous about staying out of government.
Axons and dendrites in the central nervous system are typically only about one micrometer thick, while some in the peripheral nervous system are much thicker.
Bottom: nervous system in isolation, viewed from above Worms are the simplest bilaterian animals, and reveal the basic structure of the bilaterian nervous system in the most straightforward way.
Central nervous system The central nervous system of vertebrates is based on a hollow nerve cord running along the length of the animal.
If a disease of the nervous system is suspected, and the diagnosis cannot be made by less invasive methods, a biopsy of nervous tissue is taken from the brain or spinal cord to aid in diagnosis.
In the parasympathetic nervous system the output connections—the projections from ganglion neurons to tissues that don't belong to the nervous system—also release acetylcholine, acting on muscarinic receptors.
In the peripheral nervous system, acetylcholine activates muscles, and is a major neurotransmitter in the autonomic nervous system.
In vertebrate species it consists of two main parts, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Mixing of the two bloodstreams is minimized by the anatomy of the chambers.sfn Nervous and sensory systems The nervous system is basically the same as in other vertebrates, with a central brain, a spinal cord, and nerves throughout the body.
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are found in both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system of the heart, lungs, upper gastrointestinal tract, and sweat glands.
Common combinations with nervous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: