tense
Example Sentences
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He said waiting to find out if they had got through to the final was tense and it "really does mean the world to us".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The ongoing protests, which became tense over the holiday weekend, come amid reports of a hunger strike by detainees.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
During a long and tense car ride to the Poconos, Robbie tells Tom that he doesn’t believe in God.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Of course, a skeptic is going to tell these Knicks that their opponents have been lousy, and what’s coming—the winner of a tense Western Conference Final between San Antonio and Oklahoma City—is far scarier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
These last few weeks, he had become tense and reclusive, but that night, he had been at ease.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing tense
A Long Walk to Water
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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