How to Use nervous system in a Sentence

nervous system

noun
  • Your nervous system may need a break.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Over time, our nervous systems stay locked in fight-or-flight.
    — Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Hawthorn berries may soothe your nervous system.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Your nervous system is the same.
    — Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Your nervous system will thank you.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Your nervous system will thank you.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Over time, your nervous system adapts.
    — Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
  • These fats support the health of the brain and nervous system.
    — Trista Chan, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Your nervous system sets the tone before your words do.
    — Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That in itself is more than enough to make or break your nervous system.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The fun begins when your nervous system feels safe.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Who makes your nervous system purr instead of spike?
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There are limits and their nervous systems can stand down.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The nervous systems of most people can’t keep up.
    — Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Your nervous system has limits, even when your life doesn’t.
    — Zelana Montminy, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Her brain rarely gets the chance to stop working, and her nervous system pays the price.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Slow movements steady your heart and nervous system.
    — Jennifer Moss, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Her nervous system is stuck in overdrive.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • How does breathwork calm your nervous system?
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • When kindness lands, the nervous system updates its sense of what is safe.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Do not send the version written by your nervous system.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Ambient stress works the same way on your nervous system.
    — Noma Nazish, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Our nervous system learned that moving fast was the best way to stay safe, alive and grounded.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Sound bowls dot the yard, ready to soothe the nervous system at a moment’s notice.
    — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Chamomile tea has apigenin, a compound that calms the nervous system.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026
  • Ice water jolts the nervous system.
    — Dayanne S. Antonio, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For the first time, his presence didn’t heighten my nervous system.
    — Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • When stress becomes constant, the nervous system stays on alert.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • When your nervous system is coherent, time slows down.
    — Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And every so often, the virus plants a ticking time bomb in the nervous system.
    — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

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