tension
Example Sentences
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Tension over the cards contributed to Daniel-Hoste and his husband splitting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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 has been building inside Heritage for a long time, as our Kate Odell reported in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Recorded during a break in her Tension World Tour, "when I should probably have been doing nothing", she got into the Christmas spirit by hanging a stocking on the wall of the recording studio.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
Tension builds inside me until I can’t stand to hold it in anymore—I have to cry, or scream, or .
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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