tense moment

collocation in English

meaningsoftenseandmoment

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tense
adjective
uk
/tens/us
/tens/
nervous and worried and unable ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition oftenseandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftense moment

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I know that this is atensemoment, but tense as it is, sometimes one relaxes, and this thought has occurred to me.
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It was atensemoment.
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Of course, one sometimes tries to lighten atensemomentwith a little joke; but that does not detract from the seriousness of the question or the reply.
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It was atensemoment, filled with the confusion of the conflict.
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The mosttensemomentof the campaign occurred during the vote count.
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He started to work at a particularlytensemoment.
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During particularly tense moments, women postponed meals and stayed up, sometimes all night, in order to follow the latest political developments - delivered by notes or messengers.#!
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Nick is delighted and decides to keep the new dream sequence, and there is atensemomentwhile the sound mixer records 30 seconds of room tone.
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I should like to know whether this code of practice has an understanding of or knows the functions of trades councils at tense moments in industrial strife.
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I do not think that much profit can be obtained by raking over the ashes of what have been some fairly tense moments in the history of the organisation.
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Therefore, any accounts of the county executive committees which were operating in the tense moments of wartime are not comparable with the announcement now made, which refers exclusively to peacetime.
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After some tense moments, the dog eventually wins and the travellers get their money and the boys get theirs.
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Next the film follows the airmen through the tense moments before the flight, and the long journey to the mainland while flying in formation.
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He also stated that in the months following there would be a lot of tense moments between the pair.
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This is advantageous in close, tense moments near the goal, where a player can not produce enough power to project the ball upward.
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This contributed to feelings of bad blood and additional tense moments between the teams from the two cities.
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The novel's tense moments are offset by long passages of sweetness and light.
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However, after a few tense moments, the roll stopped as suddenly as it had begun.
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Branco, who had severely criticized the storyline, stated that the payoff was worth the tense moments.
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