Sentence examples for tense on from inspiring English sources

The reality of marriage is that sometimes, it's just a day to day grind - one or both of you may be tense, on edge, bored, not happy with the other one, not feel so warm and fuzzy.

Getting more tense on every pitch.

Kilgour is tense, on edge.

He is tense on the mound, taut and severe.

The Vatican press office was tense on Tuesday.

Wurzburg's disembodied voice sounds tense on the speakerphone: "Yeah.

But the mood became a little more tense on Saturday.

Some of Mr. Odinga's strongholds, like the sprawling Kibera slum, were tense on Saturday.

Workers were downcast and tense on Monday afternoon near the site of the fire.

Mr. Sarkozy is known for his no-nonsense approach, but he seemed especially tense on Friday.

Is it the tense, on-the-verge-of-tears look?