A sudden tension filled the air as the two forces surveyed each other.

The memory made him alert to a sudden tension in the night.

His voice cracked with the sudden high tension of the moment.

He wanted to laugh, to cry, to do anything at all to break the sudden tension.

But then she felt the sudden tension of the others, and knew that she'd pushed it too far.

There was a sudden tension and catch in the watch.

A sudden tension came into the beautiful upright figure sitting in the corner between the two men.

They talked; I could catch no words, but the sudden tension was apparent.

Their eyes locked, and a sudden tension filled the room.

He used a tone designed to ease the sudden tension.