nervous tension
Example Sentences
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Lib, of course, has a different notion about Anna’s destiny, which is what triggers the nervous tension in the movie’s well-handled resolution of its gothic suspense and theme of moral responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
He cracks his third ball for four - cue nervous tension - but then he gets a thick edge to a full, wide delivery next up and is caught.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2022
The hours of daylight are shrinking, and the nervous tension grows.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020
“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
My body was spent from taking in so much food, and there was the nervous tension arising from my sudden change of fortunes.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
