Sentence examples for an extremely tense situation from inspiring English sources

By ordering the covert invasion of Crimea, Russian President Putin created an extremely tense situation not only in Ukraine but also in the rest of Europe.

It would be reasonable to think that when your home country spends months cursing your name and your footballing abilities because your efforts in an extremely tense situation didn't pay off, it might sour you against the game somewhat.

And on CNN, Sara Sidner traveled into Tripoli and found herself in what she described as an extremely tense situation.

Baghdad, even now, is an extremely tense place.

It is suspected of carrying out summary executions, tortures and beatings, and "could tip an already extremely tense situation over the edge," he has said.

"I am deeply worried by the extremely tense situation in Burundi.

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"This is an extremely tense time," said Ibrahim.

But the only thing the landing could promise with any certainty was an extremely tense morning.

In 1955, Ben Hogan and Jack Fleck played an extremely tense match in which Fleck, an all but unknown professional, defeated Hogan.

That would be a bit of a tense situation.