nervous tension
Example Sentences
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But in recent months his form has been compromised by a nervous tension which is particularly damaging to his serve.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
It doesn’t have much to say, but it says it with style and a mood of jangly, sustained nervous tension.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021
The hours of daylight are shrinking, and the nervous tension grows.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
My body was spent from taking in so much food, and there was the nervous tension arising from my sudden change of fortunes.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
