tension
Example Sentences
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This disagreement is known as the Hubble tension.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
When I asked him about that, he talked about that tension as impossible to resolve, especially not in a minutes-long stump speech.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
Then there was the tension about whether he would keep winning, like during the episode where he won for the 30th time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Premium screens have become another point of tension between theaters, which want to promote their own brands to compete with market leader IMAX, and studios that want to market them together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Light poured in from the garden, but the air inside was cold with tension.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing tension
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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