tensing

Example Sentences

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After a difficult doctor’s appointment with her mother recently, Thompson says she felt her whole body tensing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

"Sometimes, I catch myself tensing up," Justin said.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

“I’m tensing up. There’s a lot of stuff I can do to protect myself.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Ms Letby, who became the child's dedicated nurse later that evening, noted at 21:14 that he was tensing his limbs, curling his fingers and toes and rotating his hands and feet inwards.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

Alec sucked in a short breath, and Mark sensed him tensing up.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner