Sentence examples for nerve himself from inspiring English sources

To nerve himself up to this enterprise and to test his powers, Wordsworth began writing the autobiographical poem that would absorb him intermittently for the next 40 years, and which was eventually published in 1850 under the title The Prelude, or, Growth of a Poet's Mind.

Winston poured out nearly a teacupful, nerved himself for a shock, and gulped it down like a dose of medicine.

A year later, when the unrepeatable event repeats itself in another club, after the two musicians have become friendly, Conroy nerves himself up to ask the question.

He didn't say a word, but Mallon could see the muscles working in his jaw and felt sure that he was nerving himself up to take a chance.

When news of the first killings came to light, Unterweger — in an act of astonishing nerve — established himself as a key journalist covering the case.

Two days later, on the day of the match, Adams played his part in soothing his team-mates' nerves, setting himself up to be the butt of various jokes by inventing a story about a date with the Page 3 girl Suzanne Mizzi.

Soon he worked up the nerve to hoist himself onstage with his crutches, introduce himself as "Doc Pomus" and tear down the mostly black houses with his renditions of popular blues songs.

He lost his nerve and shot himself in the foot, but as soon as he was able to walk he threw himself into the Danube, not realising it was still half-frozen.

He hadn't intended to stay five minutes, but then noticed Ms. Azoulay across the room and eventually got up the nerve to introduce himself.

His sagging lower lip was the result of an imperfect forceps birth that severed a facial nerve; he called himself "a Mister Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place".

He was unable to summon the nerve to shoot himself and out of desperation began firing out the window but said he never intended to hurt anyone, investigators said.