nervous tension
Example Sentences
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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
What began as a moment's pause after a wicket became prolonged periods of nervous tension in a crowd that had arrived to party.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2023
I’ve always liked Plath’s nervous tension; she’s essentially always writing about anxiety.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
This malbec is not as scary as its label might suggest, but it does display a nervous tension, the kind of energy that makes a wine lively and tasty.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2019
But there was plenty of nervous tension left in our household, believe you me.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
