Sentence examples for summon the nerve from inspiring English sources

Otherwise, who could summon the nerve to walk out the front door?

Harold could not summon the nerve to show the adviser fake documents.

He contemplated suicide, he said, but could not summon the nerve.

Democrats should take another look at what really happened in Massachusetts and then summon the nerve to enact comprehensive reform.

Prodded by a strong defence secretary, the review's authors may summon the nerve to recommend bold change.

One day recently, a 5-year-old on a bicycle was trying to summon the nerve to ride through the running water of an open fire hydrant.

Finally, Mr. Pappas summoned the nerve.

Summoning the nerve, he approached and told her, "You're beautiful".

She finally "summoned the nerve," as she put it, to ask him if he knew why the planes were delayed.

Once the visitor and his friend had ordered, they summoned the nerve to look around at the other customers.

When the train reached Rhode Island, Ted summoned the nerve to ask Mary Beth out for a slice of pizza.