The sexual tension dissipated like water running from a gutter.

Since then the tensions have dissipated and now relations between the two countries are normal.

The tension that had been there from the start didn't dissipate.

But, sharing war stories in a pub, tensions easily dissipate.

For a moment or two the movie's tension dissipates as people in the audience whisper to one another, trying to figure out what was meant.

With the tension dissipated, though not eliminated, they turned once again to the question of food.

Such tensions have actually dissipated over the last 10 years.

The tension between both governments had dissipated during July 2004.

The tensions had dissipated and the crowd began to disperse.

Security was still tight and visible, but the extreme tension brought on by yesterday's crisis had dissipated.