nervous tension

Example Sentences

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And then, with just 13 minutes left, one of those moments of calamity that have characterised Chelsea far too often punctured the atmosphere of elation and transformed it into nervous tension.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Lib, of course, has a different notion about Anna’s destiny, which is what triggers the nervous tension in the movie’s well-handled resolution of its gothic suspense and theme of moral responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

I’ve always liked Plath’s nervous tension; she’s essentially always writing about anxiety.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

This malbec is not as scary as its label might suggest, but it does display a nervous tension, the kind of energy that makes a wine lively and tasty.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2019

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