Sentence examples for still tense from inspiring English sources

"still tense" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe an emotion or a situation that has not changed or loosened in intensity even after a period of time. Example: Even after weeks of trying to fix the problem, the atmosphere in the office between the two coworkers remained still tense.

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But the provinces are still tense.

Still, tense relationships are common among the coalition partners.

He has 20 bodyguards, but life is still tense.

"The situation is still tense," said Jörg Debatin, director of the medical center.

A seemingly dreamy though still tense section segues into a wondrous movement of chiming, sustained harmonies.

A Macedonian police spokesman said the situation at the border was under control, but still tense.

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Still tensed, still crouched, but reduced to a sour mutter.

To this day, Cometti still tenses up at the start of broadcasts the same way he did back then and delivering the opening monologue to camera has always been something of an ordeal.

It's still very tense.

Still, a tense summer stretched before him.

Sicario – still, slow, tense – is unusual.

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