Sentence examples for remained tense from inspiring English sources

But the capital remained tense.

But the situation around Najaf remained tense.

But the general situation remained tense.

Rollins, however, remained tense and unsmiling.

As night fell the atmosphere across the city remained tense.

But privately, French diplomats said that the mood remained tense.

Jerusalem has remained tense now for almost a year.

The situation in Iraq's second city, Basra, remained tense.

While the rest of the match remained tense, no further confrontations occurred.

Relations with neighbouring Thailand remained tense owing to the ongoing Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand.

By nightfall, residents said, the town, along a landscape of rounded hills, remained tense.