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Nervously meaning

In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

Using Nervously

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
  • In the example corpus, nervously often appears in combinations such as: nervously and, looking nervously, nervously over.

Context around Nervously

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Nervously

  • In this selection, "nervously" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, looking, chuckling, dance, alison, standing and johnson stand out and add context to how "nervously" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a tux nervously standing in and agreed if nervously and i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nervously" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nervously

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

They all nervously await for the results. (7 words)

Steve nervously laughed and rubbed off some of his facepaint. (10 words)

The other, bespectacled Kunikida Doppo, nervously stands by flipping through a notepad. (12 words)

It was a bitter pill to swallow for Palace, who will now be looking nervously over their shoulders at a potential relegation dogfight after failing to hold on to a lead for the second time against these opponents this season. (40 words)

I would say it hasn’t impacted Bolton’s season too much as they are still in a healthy position, but the last couple of games have them looking nervously around at other teams coming into form. (37 words)

A couple of other women simply don't know what to say when Pearce gushes her good news, one chuckling nervously and one responding a face that reads confusion — and maybe even a little concern. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

A couple of other women simply don't know what to say when Pearce gushes her good news, one chuckling nervously and one responding a face that reads confusion — and maybe even a little concern.

And while it’s not that I want to avoid anything…” His tattooed fingers dance nervously.

Grudgingly, nervously, Alison finally turned up at Hillel one Friday night near the beginning of her second year.

It was a bitter pill to swallow for Palace, who will now be looking nervously over their shoulders at a potential relegation dogfight after failing to hold on to a lead for the second time against these opponents this season.

I would say it hasn’t impacted Bolton’s season too much as they are still in a healthy position, but the last couple of games have them looking nervously around at other teams coming into form.

Johnny is wearing a tux, nervously standing in the aisle at a wedding.

Liverpool held on nervously, Johnson hitting the bar after escaping behind Konaté and lobbing Alisson, to leave their manager toasting his century of Anfield league wins with obvious relief.

Martinet's Luigi was equally memorable, chattering away nervously in the comedic ghost-busting Luigi's Mansion games.

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Members of the Tartan Army are nervously awaiting the Euro 2024 draw in Germany.

Now we worry about driving at night, and we nervously second guess everyone's movements on the road.

Operators were watching nervously Monday as the value of the peso also decreased in the parallel, or blue, market, dropping 12% by early afternoon.

Right from the start, you’re thrown into her disorganized world with quick camera cuts, a nervously jangling score, and scattered dialogue.

She was seen nervously squeezing a red stress ball as details of the abuse were read to the court.

Since he’s started to do better with bottles (he’s breastfed and previously had been refusing bottles), she agreed (if nervously—and I did have to make the offer multiple times).

Steve nervously laughed and rubbed off some of his facepaint.

The Cumbrians boosted their promotion bid with a 2-0 triumph at Brunton Park while the Exiles continue to look nervously at the relegation zone after failing to add to their tally.

The other, bespectacled Kunikida Doppo, nervously stands by flipping through a notepad.

They all nervously await for the results.

This provided the first chance to nervously eye the BMW iX’s range figure and how quickly the battery drops away as the miles tick on.

With Bayern club bosses, including Salihamidzic, nervously checking their mobile phones for the score in Dortmund, Cologne earned an 80th minute penalty and Dejan Ljubicic sent keeper the wrong way to level.

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Common combinations with nervously

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nervously" in a sentence?
An example: "A couple of other women simply don't know what to say when Pearce gushes her good news, one chuckling nervously and one responding a face that reads confusion — and maybe even a little concern." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nervously" from authentic English texts.
What does "nervously" mean?
Nervously means: In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
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