Sentence examples for very tense time from inspiring English sources

It's a very tense time.

"It was a very tense time, with the World Service going through big cuts.

"It's a very tense time," said a prominent professor, who like others would speak only if not identified.

"It was a very tense time," said Carolyn Peachy, one of the most formidable of Washington's event and party planners.

The comment highlights the fact that Mr. Bae's sentencing comes amid a very tense time in North Korea's relations with the outside world.

Kahneman was drafted into the Israeli army in 1955, where he served as an infantryman for a year – "it was a very tense time, but I never fired a shot in anger" – then worked as a military psychologist.

"Those were very tense times," she recalled.

I've played this event where I've been very tense and other times I've been quite calm.

I was out on a very tense balcony at the time, occasionally looking over my shoulder to see how our debutant number 11 was getting on and it certainly wasn't the most reassuring sight.

"I was very tense, and it took time to build up my courage to get the test.

I say this every weekend, but Summit should have just spent the money and given this very tense and worthwhile war-time thriller a wide mainstream release.