tensed

Example Sentences

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When her sister, Rowe, walked in that morning, she found Waldorf with her eyes wide and glazed over, her jaw tensed.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

In a flash, she springs into action, her muscles tensed and claws unsheathed.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

It was too expensive to keep the fibers tensed all the time, plus it interfered with the electricity—but for earthquake-length bursts of time, the building and its occupants would be safe.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

Back in El Segundo the crowds tensed up.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2023

She tensed as a thought crossed her mind.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack