Sentence examples for oppressive tension from inspiring English sources

Claire Denis has always been a poet of mood and moment, and here succeeds in linking these skills to the creation of a story with oppressive tension and atmosphere.

Not just the cocaine, the swearing, the graphic violence and abundant claret, but there's also a fashionable gloominess and an oppressive psychological tension more often found in thrillers from Scandinavia than in AC television adaptations.

Again, as designers we create these interfaces to support the narrative and the director's vision be that with warmth and a sense of humor or to reinforce a cold, analytical and oppressive dramatic tension.

How do we reconcile the tension between fighting oppressive beauty standards and wanting to express ourselves through makeup and clothes?

The evolution of Davutoğlu's career and foreign policy beyond principles of international relations theory should be realistically assessed in the context of Iran's destabilizing nuclear weapon's regime, Iraq's sectarian tensions, and Syria's ongoing oppressive crackdown.

Silva cranks up the tension as the atmosphere becomes more oppressive and dysfunctional.

While this sequel revisits similar territory to that of the first film, Wan brings a tension here that is every bit as oppressive as the effectively grim 1970s production design.

Mike Diver.