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
  • Sit down, breathe, and let your body’s nervous system kick in.
    — Alyson Krueger, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2019
  • 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
  • Her nervous system is weak and her toes and fingers are stiff.
    — Sandi Sidhu, Anna Coren and Helen Regan, CNN, 11 June 2021
  • Fear is an old emotion, laid down deep in the nervous system.
    — Avis D. Carlson, Harper's Magazine, 23 June 2020
  • 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
  • To further calm your nervous system, lie down and put your legs up against a wall.
    — Melanie Mannarino, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The nervous system is most sensitive in the ears, hands or feet.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 20 June 2022
  • The doctors told me the virus had attacked my nervous system.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 11 Oct. 2020
  • When kindness lands, the nervous system updates its sense of what is safe.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That could be explained by some- in some damage to the nervous system.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2021
  • The whole thing was like an electric shock straight to women’s nervous systems.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Do not send the version written by your nervous system.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Breathing in through the nose and out through the nose helps calm the nervous system before bed.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021

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