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Tensions in a sentence
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Tensions meaning
plural of tension
Example sentences (20)
Geopolitics is not the only issue at stake, with trade tensions continuing between the world's leading economies.
But even though some urgency has been lifted, tensions still ran high among the seven basin state negotiators Thursday.
But tensions over Kobrovsky's initial measure had already taken hold, boiling over at the May 9 County Council meeting.
Fellow NBC Sports analyst Chris Simms doubled down Monday on “PFT Live” about the tensions between Belichick and Jones.
For now, there is no indication of an impending offensive by Hezbollah against Israel, despite growing border tensions.
As gold was discovered in Colorado, white settlers flooded the tribal lands and tensions reached fever pitch.
Amid growing tensions between leadership in Northern and Southern California, Alvarado stepped down in 1842.
Alongside rising tensions between their governments, ethnic Koreans living in Japan face daily discrimination and bullying.
And the beating Cody Rhodes took at the hands of Brock Lesnar certainly didn't help to ease fans' tensions.
Despite the growing regional tensions, Hayashi said the potential opening of the office was not aimed at specific countries.
And Labour councillors in Sandwell suspect the issue is being used to stoke up tensions in the same way.
But the concept of special rights for Indigenous peoples has ignited tensions among minority groups.
However, it seems that behind the scenes, tensions were brewing over the show’s direction, leading to its unexpected cancellation.
At one point, wizards lived in peace with Muggles, but rising tensions between the two communities led to the creation of this law.
High unemployment not only hampers economic growth but also creates social tensions and inequality.
Demonstrations have been widespread and tensions in the United States have escalated as the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war.
Grinning, the Frenchman made the remarks amid a rise in tensions between team bosses and the FIA.
Critics said the appearance of the US president's limo was yet more evidence that he is not neutral in tensions over the island of Ireland.
As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar.
But in the last decade, those relationships have been strained and tensions have grown.
Phrases with tensions
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Common combinations with tensions
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tensions between 39×
- tensions in 18×
- tensions and 15×
- tensions over 14×
- the tensions 12×
- of tensions 10×
- and tensions 9×
- tensions with 9×
- geopolitical tensions 9×
- tensions that 8×
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