Sentence examples for Underlying tension from inspiring English sources

Underlying tension between the Northerners and Southerners exploded after a murder over a pair of shoes in San Quentin; the Northerners formed Nuestra Familia (Our Family), the Southerners remained La Eme, and the two groups have been quarreling ever since.

But some of the ACU parents sense an underlying tension.

But their formal understatement heightens the underlying tension between a viewer's inner and outer worlds.

For all the underlying tension, though, few people want to return to the old ways.

Right now, things are quieter in Miracle Valley, but there is underlying tension.

Some of her imagery reminds me of Edward Hopper and John Vassos, with the long shadows, and dramatic underlying tension.

Such violence exposed underlying tensions.

No, there are underlying tensions in Liberia.

When money has to be limited, underlying tensions become exacerbated.

But an encounter with a longstanding black resident reveals underlying tensions.

Conversions to Islam for divorces have ignited underlying tensions with Muslims.