Sentence examples for he tensed from inspiring English sources

He tensed up and then melted.

He tensed up again just as Djokovic hit the throttle.

But when I brought up the growing number of Rwandan dissidents who call him a tyrant, he tensed up.

He tensed, and his stomach did something, and he tried to look blank but he was sure he didn't.

Surprised, he tensed the muscle there, shifting his bulk a little so the splayed-out flesh wouldn't seem so flabby.

When a technician bent down to change the battery pack on Mr. Coons's belt, he tensed up, fidgeted and, in an impatient voice, asked what the problem was.

He tenses his face a little; otherwise it doesn't move.

But he tenses when they are mentioned and admits to being burdened by the weight of his name.

Ask him a question and he tenses up; his face, filled with anxiety, turns toward his navel.

Glaring from beneath fierce thickeyebrows at the unfortunate enemy who has foolishly crossed him, he tenses his fists before striking out at his opponent.

He tenses his muscles, fights his desire to run away and stands his ground.