How to Use "Nerve" with Example Sentences

nerve (n): the thin fibers that send messages between the brain and other parts of the body so you can feel and move; courage to do something risky or dangerous

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Used with verbs:

"This takes a lot of nerve to speak in public."
(takes)

"My nerves failed me."
(failed)

"Try to control your nerves."
(control, ease)

"I pinched a nerve."
(pinched)

"I lost all my nerve."
(lost)

"He lacks the nerve to say something in public."
(lacks, has)

"The drink helped to soothe my nerves."
(soothe, settle, steady, calm)

"You need to find the nerve to confront your boss."
(find, gather)

"I damaged my nerve endings in the fall."
(damaged, severed)

Used with nouns:

"Don't damage the nerve tissue."
(tissue, ending, function, cell, fiber)

"She suffered nerve damage."
(damage, injury)

Used with adjectives:

"My optic nerve was damaged."
(optic, sensory)

"I have a damaged nerve."
(damaged, pinched, sensitive)

"She has shattered nerves."
(shattered, steady)

Used with prepositions:

"Messages are sent along the nerves from the brain to the other parts of the body."
(along)