Sentence examples for in tense from inspiring English sources

The meeting took place in tense circumstances.

Ammaniti builds the tale in tense cinematic cross-cuttings.

Family members are locked in tense struggles over inheritances.

"Nervous" — as in tense, threatened and angry — is not a bad word to describe the feeling.

In tense times, he said, Lebanese "like to drink and spend money".

Autocratic governments often limit phone and Internet access in tense times.

We awaited our respective coffees in tense and complicated silence, before going our separate ways.

Gazans shuttered themselves in their homes in tense anticipation of another Israeli bombardment.

Her hands rotate, punctuating her testimony and waving along any discrepancies in tense or grammar.

In tense times, lighten up, and e-mail your redefinitions to [email protected].

Escudé, seeded 30th, has a knack for thriving in tense situations, particularly in Melbourne.