Sentence examples for nervously anxious from inspiring English sources

It does not occur to us that the privacy rights we are so nervously anxious to safeguard for ourselves should be extended to fictional characters.

And now, instead of having other investors watching him with a mix of fear and awe, Mr. Malone is forced to take his place alongside millions of anxious shareholders nervously watching the AT&T chairman, Mr. Armstrong.

A few nervously raise their hands, making anxious bargains for their lives.

His physical stature means he's unmistakable; when they see him coming, games inventors hover nervously near their creations like anxious parents at the touchline.

Cut to an anxious Wikileaks steward pacing nervously as she attempts to usher Snowden to safety; then pan back to a furious Washington official banging the table as the US extradition efforts come to nothing.

Looking distraught and anxious, she spoke loudly and nervously, insisting on his innocence.

Nevertheless the anxious Ferrari team had to wait nervously to see that Rosberg, Kubica and Heidfeld were safely across the line before uncorking the champagne.

Keisler had been anxious on the mound, walking around nervously, as if he were strolling down a dark alley past midnight.

It's normal for people to seem a little anxious; you might see someone giggle nervously or look a little worried.

And so it was that Salita sat nervously in his dark hotel room at 7 30 p.m. on Saturday, anxious as the minutes ticked.

But the role mostly consists of nervously running his fingers through his (ample) hair, running interference among his anxious singers and making spiteful or adulatory remarks about his rivals Donizetti and Rossini.