nervous tension
Example Sentences
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But in recent months his form has been compromised by a nervous tension which is particularly damaging to his serve.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
I’ve always liked Plath’s nervous tension; she’s essentially always writing about anxiety.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
“One, there’s an enormous amount of nervous tension involved — even when you’re playing just for yourself,” he told the Dallas Morning News in 1999.
From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2017
Hazel laughed, but there was nervous tension in it.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
