nervous tension
Example Sentences
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The nervous tension in the stadium quickly morphed into unbridled frustration, as the Phillies lineup was unable to do anything against Snell.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
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
I’ve always liked Plath’s nervous tension; she’s essentially always writing about anxiety.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022
“One, there’s an enormous amount of nervous tension involved — even when you’re playing just for yourself,” he told the Dallas Morning News in 1999.
From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2017
He then spent three weeks in bed, made miserable by constant aching in limbs, insomnia, nervous tension, and feelings of acute anxiety.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
