look nervously

Frequency: 8.216.5 per million words

to direct your eyes towards something or someone, showing anxiety.

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Examples (10)

  • She looked nervously at the closed door.
  • He looked nervously around the unfamiliar room.
  • The child looked nervously at the strict teacher.
  • They looked nervously at each other before giving their presentation.
  • I looked nervously at the clock, worried about being late.
  • You always look nervously when you're about to speak in public.
  • He had looked nervously at his phone, waiting for a call.
  • She will look nervously at the results when they are announced.
  • The dog looked nervously at the thunderstorm outside.
  • We were looking nervously at the darkening sky.