be tense

Example Sentences

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Yet beneath these positive election results, the mood can be tense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Discussions could be tense and often lasted for weeks.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

Gonzalez said he expects the environment during the game to be tense, but he’s rooting for Team Cuba.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

The atmosphere is going be tense when top diplomats from opposing sides meet in Delhi.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

I’ll go ahead and tell you that things will probably be tense for a little while, but I do think we’ll eventually get back to seminormal functioning.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone