Sentence examples for aggressive tension from inspiring English sources

One painting of a girl – sunken-chested, slack-shouldered – is even titled Older, and there is a work entitled Angela Merkel that appears to show a great mouth in mid-speech, though the shrill lemon and green seem to carry more aggressive tension than the shapes themselves.

The sessions were permeated by passive-aggressive tensions and an overall lack of artistic focus.

Though females are seldom aggressive, minor tension may arise in herds.

DURHAM, N.C.—When it comes to peeling away the surface of a relationship to expose its defects — or that especially aggressive point where tension turns to hostility — the American choreographer Paul Taylor has a way of ripping off the bandage.

More generally, the claim that female responses to misogyny are sensational or aggressive lie in tension with the linguistic ingenuity frequently wielded to assert that misogynist emails or rape jokes are "banter", "not intended to harm", or "exaggeration".

I know your question is about your son's aggressive behavior, but tension between you and your husband will have only make things worse.

That way, you can avoid being passive aggressive or having the tension build up, and can move forward while understanding each other's needs.

North Korea's aggressive behaviour has sent tensions soaring on the Korean peninsula.

As tensions over aggressive stop-and-frisk tactics shake up the New York mayor's race, Lanier has reviewed the D.C. version.

Mr. Gephardt fears that taking a more aggressive stance would worsen tensions among Democrats, and threaten his goal of reclaiming the House this fall and becoming speaker.

In its initial report on the cultural triumph, Fars claimed that Mr. Farhadi had praised the Iranian people for their respect for all cultures, "despite all of the tensions and aggressive acts that have happened between the West and Iran over Iran's nuclear program".