nervous tension
Example Sentences
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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
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
This malbec is not as scary as its label might suggest, but it does display a nervous tension, the kind of energy that makes a wine lively and tasty.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2019
You could taste it; a nervous tension that came perilous close to fear.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
