nervous tension
Example Sentences
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The nervous tension in the stadium quickly morphed into unbridled frustration, as the Phillies lineup was unable to do anything against Snell.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
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
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
But there was plenty of nervous tension left in our household, believe you me.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
