Sentence examples for defuse tense from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obama, Mr. Wills noted, "lacks the uses of humor that let Lincoln defuse tense situations with a funny story".

To hear fervent gun rights advocates tell it, he uses his gun to defuse tense, violent situations and keep those around him safe all the time.

He had the ability to defuse tense meetings and discussions by cracking a joke, often against himself, along the way to resolving serious arguments.

This essential attribute is exquisitely captured by Mr. Spielberg and the actor Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, resolute, consummately political, tortured and ambitious; a visionary who uses a story or a joke to defuse tense situations.

As the CEO, I try hard to defuse tense moments in meetings and even informal discussions, hoping to reduce the risk that colleagues become opponents while still leaving room for open and direct discourse.

In their negotiation training, police and professional hostage negotiators are taught skills that will help them defuse tense situations over the course of long phone calls, such as engaging in active listening, determining the person's emotions from his or her inflection, and trust building.

In response, the authority offered classes to drivers on defusing tense situations.

Managers have to be proactive about defusing tense moments in meetings and even informal discussions.

In response, the authority offered classes to drivers on defusing tense situations and added plastic partitions between drivers and passengers.

It helps create perspective, defuses tense situations and gives grace to someone who feels that they have failed.

In addition to shaping, trimming and cleaning a collection of more than a thousand wigs and hairpieces, she smoothed the ruffled feathers of high-strung performers ready to throw a fit if a wig threatened to chafe and she defused tense standoffs between designers and stars.