Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Tense, the meaning and synonyms like relax or strain.

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Tense in a sentence

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Tense meaning

  1. The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
  2. An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
  3. A grammatical aspect.

Synonyms of Tense

taut relax tense up strain tight lax overstrung edgy nail-biting suspensive suspenseful cliff-hanging wound up aroused high-strung

Example sentences (20)

But it’s Madeline who surprisingly saves the day, even rescuing Jesse Porter (), from the attacker in a tense scene.

I felt we needed to know what it’s like to grow up in a city that is always in conflict, permanently tense, and divided.

It can now be reported that the mothers of Barry and Fitzgibbon exchanged tense words in court towards the close of the case.

A North Carolina man allegedly initiated a tense standoff with police after attempting to rob a Wells Fargo bank in Clarendon.

BelTA hosted a roundtable session to discuss the tense situation unfolding in the immediate vicinity of the Belarusian border.

Brazil had weathered graft scandals and huge protests, tense elections and economic crises, presidents impeached and imprisoned.

He is newly discarded; tense and separated from the wife we only hear about in a sideways kind of way.

It comes after Verstappen and Hamilton were embroiled in a tense battle for the 2021 crown which ended in controversial fashion.

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According to the skipper though, there was no sweating within the group throughout the tense moments.

Because the energy is so tense during a solar eclipse, this is also an excellent time to cancel your plans, stay home and do nothing.

Tense As in English, Esperanto present tense may be used for generic statements such as "birds fly" (la birdoj flugas).

During this tense election year, the inflation rate has already risen to 143% year-on-year.

It’s fun and has some great tense moments and for the first time in history, it introduces a one liner that isn’t impossibly cringe-worthy.

But weeks of tense talks between Biden and the House Republicans collapsed that summer, sending Washington careening toward a fiscal crisis.

A corresponding conditional tense is formed in the same way but using one of the past-tense forms of habēre.

Communication was tense during the months leading up to the election and has been since.

Her first meeting with Edward is tense, and they don't actually start off on good terms.

Future tense The future tense (Latin tempus futūrum simplex) expresses an uncompleted action in the future.

A husband suspects his wife of an affair and a series of tense twists and turns ensues.

As expected, rolling dice in (regardless of modifiers, advantages, disadvantages, and so forth) is just as tense and exciting as playing tabletop.

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Common combinations with tense

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tense" in a sentence?
An example: "But it’s Madeline who surprisingly saves the day, even rescuing Jesse Porter (), from the attacker in a tense scene." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "tense" from real English texts.
What does "tense" mean?
Tense means: The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
What are synonyms of "tense"?
Common synonyms of "tense" include: taut, relax, tense up, strain, tight, lax, overstrung, edgy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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