nerve-racking
adjective
nerve-rack·ing
ˈnərv-ˌra-kiŋ 
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or nerve-wracking
: extremely trying on the nerves
a nerve-racking ordeal
The job interview was a nerve-racking experience.
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Examples of nerve-racking in a Sentence
the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Multiple new blazes have erupted in Southern California The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are the latest blazes in a nerve-racking week as Southern California heads into a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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The nerve-racking finale opens with Peter and everyone else converging on the U.N., which is being evacuated to assess a threat in the HVAC system.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Getting used to the bare-bones shoot took time, but the nerve-racking encounters started on day one.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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The Attack
The nerve-racking finale opens with Peter and everyone else converging on the U.N., which is being evacuated to assess a threat in the HVAC system.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Getting used to the bare-bones shoot took time, but the nerve-racking encounters started on day one.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Cumming admits this is the most nerve-racking thing to film.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Nerve-racking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve-racking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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