tension
Example Sentences
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Tension is rising as Washington waits for Tehran to respond to its latest offer of a deal to extend a truce to allow the foes to enter peace negotiations.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Tension begins over her refusal to sign a petition at school.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Tension infuses each page as Siri and her boss, Gerd, return to the various accounts of that fateful party night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Tension between the pair escalated after a net cord went in Townsend's favour during a 7-5 6-1 second-round win - and 25th seed Ostapenko accused her of not apologising.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Tension pushed into every corner of the room, the way it does when no one knows what to say or how to say it and everyone is waiting on someone to speak.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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