Fear rippled through the community; some parents did not send children to school, and the following week meetings were held to calm jittery nerves.

Later, the radar blips would be attributed to weather conditions and jittery nerves among the crew.

Too well she recalled the jittery nerves of her own wedding night.

These may make theophylline's side effects worse, especially jittery nerves and headaches.

He could feel their fear of him, basked in it, allowed it to calm his jittery nerves.

He plucked the monkey from his head and stroked her, soothing her jittery nerves.

Hey, whatever it takes to calm jittery nerves and ward off bad luck, especially before the most anxiety-filled performance of all: the opening.

The feel of the checkered walnut stocks reassured him and served to calm his jittery nerves.

Her jittery nerves came out as bossiness.

What once was this city's most prestigious business address has become a hotbed of jittery nerves, as office workers worry that terrorists might strike again.