tension
Example Sentences
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Tension is rising as Washington waits for Tehran to respond to its latest offer of a deal to extend a truce to allow the foes to enter peace negotiations.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Tension between the pair has been building for months.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Tension between the US and Venezuela has been growing since the former escalated its military presence in the southern Caribbean, in an operation it says is designed to combat drug trafficking.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Tension on the committee was on display in the written record of the Fed’s Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
Tension forced laughter out of me, leaving me more relaxed.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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