nervous tension
Example Sentences
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And then, with just 13 minutes left, one of those moments of calamity that have characterised Chelsea far too often punctured the atmosphere of elation and transformed it into nervous tension.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
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
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
But nervous tension in early autumn is also part of the team’s identity.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2019
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
