How to Use tension in a Sentence

tension

1 of 2 noun

• The book describes the tension-filled days before the war.
• There was a lot of tension at the meeting.
• The author resolves the tension too soon.
• Do you sense the tension between those two?
• You can see she is just filled with tension about her job.
• He felt a tension between duty and love.
• There will always be some tension between the desire to reduce risk and the desire to make as much money as possible.
• Political tensions in the region make it unstable.
• The dramatic tension was very satisfying.
• The tension has put the liberal council in a sticky spot.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
• The utopia promised by that monologue would seem to lack any reason for tension.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
• The upper body is where many people store tension and stress.
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• The strikes come amid escalating tensions around the Black Sea.
  — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• There's that unique tension in its sinews, and a sense of athletic poise and balance.
  — Tony Swan, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
• A number of factors have combined to ratchet up the tension behind the counter.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
• The costs have led to tensions between the company and operators in the past.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
• Despite the tension, Ybarra, 47, has staunch supporters on and off the board.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2023
• The two lock eyes before they’re interrupted by Alex who clears his throat to cut the tension.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• Asked by Ford to comment on the tension which gradually builds within the group, Story said this was at the heart of the film.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
• The perro caliente, or Colombia-style hot dog, dials up this tension even more.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• In Jordan, one of only two countries that has a peace treaty with Israel, tension has risen along with the death toll in Gaza.
  — Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
• Its swooping curves and cantilevered body wraps around a crimson red cast-iron plate that holds 21 tons of string tension.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
• Frequent use of clip-ins can lead to stress, tension, headaches, and, in some cases, traction alopecia.
  — Jasmine Washington, seventeen.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• At the end of the day, or at least every few days, just remember to rinse your baby hairs and start again to avoid breakage and tension.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 Aug. 2023
• When a Quran goes up in flames during the shoot, the Arab extras on set are outraged, resulting in a set fraught with tension.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
• But amid a year of strikes, tension simmered in industries that weren’t backed by strong unions and found themselves back at square one.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
• The trailer certainly evokes the anxieties and tension of the true story.
  — Armen Sarkissian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2023
• That continuous pulling can lead to tension alopecia which is hair loss due to tension on the scalp.
  — Tayler Adigun, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024
• The escalating tensions were felt in the forest that winter.
  — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
• But also a little anxious as well, because there’s a lot of tension, a lot of people not liking people.
  — Sharareh Drury, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024

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tension

2 of 2 verb

• At the Richmond yard, workers are learning to tension the cables and fasten the struts before building the real net over the bay.
  — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• Post-tensioning Workers must complete the post-tensioning of the bridge segments.
  — Anna Beahm | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2019
• Engineers not working on the project have speculated that the cracks may have led to adjusting the post-tensioning cables, which strengthen the concrete against the stress of being pulled, and caused the failure.
  — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 21 Mar. 2018
• The left and right buttons should have individual switches inside the mouse, tensioned to register rapid clicks, and reinforced to withstand more frequent clicks than a normal mouse might.
  — Jess Grey, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2019
• The rear corners and vestibules must be tensioned to maximize interior volume, vestibule volume, and weather resistance.
  — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• Big Agnes’ marketing material will often reference the Tiger Wall’s trail weight, but this is not a practical weight, since its performance is greatly diminished if the rear corners and vestibules are not tensioned.
  — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• The buttons are satisfying and sturdy, with mechanically tensioned springs underneath both the left and right buttons and separate keyplates for accuracy.
  — Jess Grey, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2019
• At the Richmond yard, workers are learning to tension the cables and fasten the struts before building the real net over the bay.
  — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• Post-tensioning Workers must complete the post-tensioning of the bridge segments.
  — Anna Beahm | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2019
• Engineers not working on the project have speculated that the cracks may have led to adjusting the post-tensioning cables, which strengthen the concrete against the stress of being pulled, and caused the failure.
  — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 21 Mar. 2018
• The left and right buttons should have individual switches inside the mouse, tensioned to register rapid clicks, and reinforced to withstand more frequent clicks than a normal mouse might.
  — Jess Grey, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2019
• The rear corners and vestibules must be tensioned to maximize interior volume, vestibule volume, and weather resistance.
  — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• Big Agnes’ marketing material will often reference the Tiger Wall’s trail weight, but this is not a practical weight, since its performance is greatly diminished if the rear corners and vestibules are not tensioned.
  — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• The buttons are satisfying and sturdy, with mechanically tensioned springs underneath both the left and right buttons and separate keyplates for accuracy.
  — Jess Grey, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024