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The phrase "look tense" is not a grammatically correct construction in written English.
It is a common colloquial expression, but it should not be used in formal or written contexts. Instead, you can say "appear tense" or "seem tense." Example: Correct: He appeared tense during the meeting. Incorrect: He looked tense during the meeting.
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You look tense.
Generally, touching the finger tips — what Barnett calls "spider hands" — can look tense and unrelaxed.
In the end such difficulty serves little purpose; the dancers look tense, never expansive or free.
The Rays no longer look tense, as David Ortiz had intimated after Game 1.
The girls are formidably technically assured, but they look tense, watching Young with large, nervous eyes.
"There'll be no hypnosis, beanbags or joss sticks today," states Sim to his colleagues, some of whom look tense and sceptical.
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Rarely have I seen a movie star look tenser or more unhappy than Brad Pitt does in "Allied".
Everyone looked tense.
Over there, everybody looks tense".
His son looked tense.
Dallas looked tense.
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