Sentence examples for tense affairs from inspiring English sources

Even compared to the much larger White House motorcade, the first few days have been tense affairs.

Four of the six games were close, tense affairs that could have tipped either way on a few possessions, or whistles.

Historically her interviews have been tense affairs, with journalists quizzing her on her various "faults" and Knightley becoming more and more defensive.

Final qualifiers to reach the annual showpiece are notoriously tense affairs but for King, who will be checking in next week for his regular Gamblers Anonymous meeting in Essex, a bigger battle is slowly being won.

The game screamed out for a player capable of keeping his cool in the final third, someone with the ability to unpick defences in tense affairs like this with a killer pass, touch or a set-piece.

The conventions were often tense affairs, and sometimes multiple ballots were needed to overcome party divisions particularly at conventions of the Democratic Party, which required its presidential and vice presidential nominees to secure the support of two-thirds of the delegates (a rule that was abolished in 1936).

The entire match was a tense affair.

The game itself was a tense affair that entered the third period tied at 1-1.

It was a long and tense affair that fell 10 minutes short of lasting four hours.

4 mins: It's a tense affair so far, mostly mired in midfield.

The first leg was a tense affair, beginning at a cracking pace and packed with chances.