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Meanings of nervy finish in English

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Usage of nervy finish in English
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The former Hearts player Ross Callachan scored with 13 minutes left to set up a nervy finish.
The Guardian
2
It was a nervy finish that saw the agony of failure avoided by the width of the rim.
The Irish Times
3
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as City survived a nervy finish to end Carlo Ancelotti's unbeaten start as Toffees manager.
BBC
4
Foley and Black traded penalties before Waratahs scrumhalf ensured a nervy finish by diving over with just five minutes remaining.
The South African
5
US international Jozy Altidore netted with 16 minutes to play to set up a nervy finish, but the visitors held on.
Reuters
6
Zaha made for a nervy finish when he sneaked in to half the deficit with 12 minutes left on the clock.
The South African
7
Ben Crane withstood a nervy finish to claim a one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
The Irish Times
8
Willemse might have put the game beyond doubt from the tee but missed his attempt at goal setting up a nervy finish.
The South African
9
Cricket:England survived a nervy finish to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match one-day series against Australia.
The Irish Times
10
Abdoulaye Doucoure pulled one back to create a nervy finish but United saw out injury time to keep pushing for a top three finish.
The South African
11
A middle-overs squeeze saw to the wickets of Williamson and Tom Latham, who fell in the same Mehidy Hasan over, preceding a nervy finish.
The South African
12
They had already sneaked a 2-1 win at Brighton a week before, despite a nervy finish on the south coast.
The South African
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