When we walked into the room after their argument, we could feel the tension in the air.
Most students feel tense before the speaking test.
To increase the tension on your bicycle brake cable, just turn this screw.
There has been a lot of tension between Denise and her
father ever since she saw him hit her mother.
I just couldn't handle the tension at work, so I took some time off.
After witnessing the accident, I was so tense that I couldn't sleep.
I'm really tense right now because I just found out my girlfriend is pregnant, and we're not
sure what we should do.
Relations between the Israelis and the Palestinians are quite tense right now.
My children get a bit tense when they have an appointment with the dentist.
She felt really tense before the test, but afterwards she was okay.
Joan Borysenko once
said some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use.
Karl Marx believed that religion serves to hold in check the explosive tensions of a society.
Free-moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere because of its surface tension.
The average medium size piano has about 230 strings, with each string having about 75 kilograms of tension.
In April of 1996, China, Russia and three former Soviet Republics signed a treaty aimed at reducing tensions along their borders.
Proper exercises and stretches can help relieve tension in the lower back.
I'm always tenser at exam time, so it makes me somewhat difficult to live with for a couple of weeks.
Tensions in the region are high following this latest terrorist attack.
She is the tensest person I've ever met. She really needs to learn to relax.
She was sitting tensely in the dentist's waiting room, with a worried expression on her face.
Discussion question: What do you do to help yourself relieve tension?
Find someone who feels tense during exam time.