How to use tension in a sentence

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• There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.From the entry air
• Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.From the entry relax
• The bills mounted up and the business failed. There is mounting tension in Crimea.From the entry mount
• He could feel a dull throb in his head from the tension.From the entry throb
• His lighthearted banjo performance was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.From the entry lighthearted
• The reinforcing wire has to be wrapped in tension to be effective in strengthening the main part.From the entry reinforcing
• As soon as we entered we could feel the excitement and tension in the air.From the entry in the air
• Reports indicate that tensions have flared up in the Middle East again.From the entry flare up
• To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.From the entry foot
• The tension built between the sparring sisters.From the entry build
• A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis.From the entry apocalypse
• The soldier’s body would bristle with tension before a battle.From the entry bristle
• Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.From the entry contravention
• A frayed rope will pull apart under tension.From the entry pull apart
• This turnbuckle tensions the cable so it is taut.From the entry tensions
• Sir Anthony got out a lute and began to strum, pausing every so often to adjust the tension on the catguts.From the entry catguts
• Some mentioned factional tensions and bullying within the party involving other female MSPs.2025 March 23, Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell, “‘Hostile environment’ drives many of SNP’s female MSPs to step down before 2026 vote”…. From the entry female
• Thankfully the tension dissipates when the waitress returns to ask about dessert.2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry Paris-Brest
• Both use concrete, but unreinforced, which gives them strength in compression rather than tension.2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 41. From the entry unreinforced
• If the tension of the bowstring decreases, the bow wood relaxes equally.2023, Rolf Eichinger, Kerstin Klink, “The Assessment in KLINEA” (chapter 9), in Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Diagnostics and Therapy…. From the entry gelosis
• However, if you pull on the string, the tension of the bow increases immediately.2023, Rolf Eichinger, Kerstin Klink, “The Assessment in KLINEA” (chapter 9), in Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Diagnostics and Therapy…. From the entry gelosis
• In essence, a furcula is a long, rigid stick, held underneath the body at high tension.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 215. From the entry furcula
• The second primary data point you might consider tracking is time under tension, a.k.a.2020, Nate Clark, Jessica Hatch, How I Did It: A Fitness Nerd's Guide to Losing Fat and Gaining Lean Muscle. From the entry time under tension
• Looking raises these questions and explores the tensions between queerness and assimilation.2019, Ava Laure Parsemain, The Pedagogy of Queer TV, page 171. From the entry gaystream
• No pickle-tickle." Freud understood that too much tension and disjunction might be unpleasurable and even excruciating.2017, Bryan Reynolds, Intermedial Theater, →ISBN. From the entry tickle someone's pickle
• Self-interruption often shows in the form of various tensions through which clients attempt to limit potential felt-upset.2017, Ladislav Timulak, James McElvaney, Transforming Generalized Anxiety: An emotion-focused approach, Taylor & Francis, page 123. From the entry self-interruption
• The one thing the show has always had for it was tension.2017 April 3, Luke Holland, “When good TV goes bad: how The Walking Dead started to stink”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian…. From the entry takesies backsies
• In conclusion, authors suggested that both tensioned and nontensioned taping across the UT muscle reduce its activity.2015 August 12, Kuba Ptaszkowski et al., “Comparison of the Short-Term Outcomes after Postisometric Muscle Relaxation or Kinesio Taping…. From the entry nontensioned
• A widened alveoloarterial oxygen tension difference with hypoxaemia is frequently seen in patients with P. jiroveci pneumonia.2015, Konrad E. Bloch, Thomas Brack, Anita K. Simonds, editors, Self-Assessment in Respiratory Medicine, 2nd edition, European Respiratory…. From the entry alveoloarterial
• Combine this with tension in the legs and a coregasm is born.2014, Dr. Joanne Messenger, How to Balance Your Hormones, page 42. From the entry coregasm
• The fate of the sad, multiple-abusing fallguy creates more tension than anything in F.U.'s career.2014, Peter Cochran, Small-Screen Shakespeare, page 474. From the entry fallguy
• DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE: Try to “break the tension” by motorboating your friend's breasts.2012, Alex Langley, The Geek Handbook: Practical Skills and Advice for the Likeable Modern Geek, page 56. From the entry motorboating
• The Main Event was coming right up, and the tension was palpable.2012, Tonya Hurley, Ghostgirl. From the entry cheerleadership
• There are the usual tensions between elders and middles, and between middles and youngers.2011, Carroll Anne Sheppard, Nancy Burton Dilliplane, Congregational Connections: Uniting Six Generations in the Church, page 49. From the entry younger
• If I had to live with her I'd get tension headaches too.2010, Natasha Friend, Perfect. From the entry bugsome
• Take minibreaks throughout your day to reduce or prevent symptoms of tension and stress.2008, Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook. From the entry minibreak

Meaning of tension

1. noun The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
2. noun A psychological state of being tense.
3. noun A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.

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Questions about tension in a sentence

How do you use tension in a sentence?

Tension is used as a noun and verb. For example: “My tensions with Eric over his alleged past actions have been fully resolved.”

What is a short sentence with tension?

“The tension built between the sparring sisters.”

What does tension mean?

Tension means the condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.