Sentence examples for defuse tension from from inspiring English sources

Mrs. Clinton met with Japan's foreign minister in Hawaii on Tuesday to try to defuse tension from a dispute over relocating an American military base on the island of Okinawa.

On April 20, senior Djiboutian officials--including Djibouti's defense minister, intelligence chief, and deputy CHOD--were involved in talks with Eritrean military officials in an attempt to defuse tensions arising from Eritrea's establishment of a military outpost on disputed territory at Ras Doumeira, along the Bab al Mandab strait.

Now would seem to be one such moment: some wise words from the king could do much to defuse tension.

LH: Yes, you can defuse tension.

"Humor should be employed to defuse tension, not create it".

Ministers will have to persuade people, to resolve conflict and defuse tension.

Community leaders have tried to defuse tension and keep interactions between protesters and law enforcement calm.

Surely anyone could have foreseen that this would exacerbate rather than defuse tension.

To defuse tension with the Burgundians a second double marriage was arranged in 1409.

President Obama sought to defuse tension between protesters and police over the Dakota Access pipeline by revealing that the Army Corps of Engineers is looking at options to reroute the pipeline away from the Sioux sacred lands.

Be strategic and speak to defuse tension and get positive results.