How to use "nervous" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "nervous" in popular movie and book plots

  • Then George Fentiman has a nervous breakdown.  - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
  • The nervous Jackie, now the one on the other side of the mirror, asks, "What's to do now.  - Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room
  • Just then a nervous Jekyll begins changing into Hyde before their shocked eyes.  - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)
  • On the way, the boy is nervous about being stopped and made fun of by the townspeople.  - Sounder
  • Reluctantly wearing the garment, Marcellus apparently suffers a nervous breakdown and returns to Rome.  - The Robe
  • Gray is often incapacitated with agonising migraines due to a general nervous collapse.  - The Razor's Edge
  • He admits to Pirovitch that he is nervous about meeting this "most wonderful girl in the world" for the first time.  - The Shop Around the Corner
  • Barbara Jean doesn't want him to go and he accuses her of having another nervous breakdown like she did previously.  - Nashville (film)
  • He finally suffers a nervous breakdown and runs amok, throwing the factory into chaos.  - Modern Times (film)
  • When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot by a nervous soldier.  - The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • By May 11, 1980, Henry is a nervous wreck from cocaine use and insomnia.  - Goodfellas
  • Heartbroken over the death of his sister, Felix returns home, suffering a nervous breakdown on the way.  - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
  • The crew soon realize that Coffey is suffering paranoia from high-pressure nervous syndrome.  - The Abyss
  • Laura's father, attorney Leland Palmer, suffers a nervous breakdown.  - Twin Peaks
  • He is suspicious about her nervous behavior but allows her to drive on.  - Psycho (1960 film)
  • Sally, Phyllis, Ben and Buddy show their "real and emotional lives" in "a sort of group nervous breakdown".  - Follies

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