tense

Example Sentences

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"The walk round the table is very tense," she said.

From BBC

“It was crazy to be up there performing in front of such pros, and getting that feedback was incredible. But I wasn’t having fun until Jeff said, ‘Just let go—don’t be so tense.

From The Wall Street Journal

The issue boiled over at a tense City Council meeting earlier this month, where city leaders rebuffed the mayor’s request to significantly increase police hiring.

From Los Angeles Times

"I get this feeling of sudden panic, my whole body will just tense up and it feels like I'm in danger, and I need to somehow control these noises."

From BBC

"I think the relationship is quite tense," says David Gibson, director of Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture.

From BBC