6 sentences with 'tense'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tense and other words derived from it.
• « In 1953, a demilitarised zone was established between North and South Korea, and both sides agreed to a ceasefire. Technically, however, the war has never officially ended - both sides have simply remained in a tense state of truce since 1953. »
• « As the faster cars passed Canipe, Narkey Terry pulled in behind the Beretta and stuck so close to it that he barely left a gap between the two vehicles. It was an aggressive way of responding to Canipe's dangerous snail's pace, and the first act of a tense drama. »
• « My father then noticed that his travelling companion was very tense. Since he flies so often, he felt it his duty to reassure him. »
• « I crouch down, my senses tense and alert, and look from side to side. Not a bird trills. Even the insects have interrupted their usual murmur. »
• « But there was one thing that made Bobbie wary. Deana, usually a relaxed and cheerful girl, looked tense and affected in the photographs. In some of them she had a languid look. »