Sentence examples similar to a touch tense from inspiring English sources
In 1933, M. R. Ridley described the poem as a "tense ethereal beauty" with a "touch of didacticism that weakens the urgency" of the statements.
It is Levy's light touch in tense situations — when a white friend's father calls a black girl "darkie" and "coon" in Faith's presence, when she interacts with villagers in the English countryside — that allows us to experience rather than merely watch Faith's growing disillusionment.
The incident touched off a tense 11-day standoff between Beijing and Washington over return of the 24-member crew.
It's touching and tense, and an unexpected delight.
It has its universal elements, and a theme – or rather, a grammatical tense – first touched on in Nothing to be Frightened of, his meditation on death, resurfaces in Levels of Life.
The treatment includes gentle physical touching of tense muscles as well as – the interpersonal interaction.
But a tense, a tense, my vote for a tense!
Obama shook hands and touched glasses with Hun Sen, despite a reportedly "tense" hallway discussion of human rights.
"Playbill," by John Bucchino, about two strangers meeting at a bar after a show and, they hope, entering a courtship, is delicate, tense and touching.
In early December, Mr. Gandhi faced blunt questions at a tense City Council committee hearing that touched on his dispute with Mr. Payne.
