A man such as he, a man of action, great intellect, and heavy responsibilities, had to have a release of his pent-up tensions.

Within moments all the pent-up sexual tension of the evening seemed to explode.

Then the celebration moved into the clubhouse, where it became wild, the pent-up tensions of an incredible season finally unleashed.

They'd not worked together since actually acting on several years of pent-up sexual tension, and he'd been worried.

Turner barked, all of his pent-up tension in those four words.

Cardoza looked forward to their meetings, both for the relief she gave him from his pent-up tensions and the wealth of information she supplied.

Christine's pent-up tension explodes when the two women visit a public swimming pool.

Released from their pent-up tension, Duncan and Resser drank too much.

Only in the closing section, when the music is charged with exultation, did the playing break loose, allowing pent-up tensions some release.

Symbols, he wrote, had the power "to release pent-up tensions and actually bring about a higher level of consciousness."