Sentence examples for summoning the nerve from inspiring English sources

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

He started cultivating a relationship with Mahomes's family, eventually summoning the nerve to cold-call Mahomes's mother, Randi, at work.

But some lawmakers are now summoning the nerve to shut down one thing -- there is a move afoot to eliminate the next round of base closings in 2005.

Mr. Morris waited two and a half days before finally summoning the nerve to call his father, Rich, who had already lent him money for an emergency car repair.

Finally, Mr. Pappas summoned the nerve.

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.

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.