Mary heard the front door close and felt the tensions in her body relax, then melt away.

But on the third day with only one more easy test in the offing, the tension relaxed.

"Good," she said, the tension in her tall figure relaxing slightly.

He glanced at me, and the tension in his face relaxed, if only marginally.

The tension in him relaxed a little, and the red color began to fade from his cheeks.

Torre felt his players' tension relax in the last couple of days.

It pleased her that the tension in his face relaxed a bit.

The faint tension in her shoulders relaxed when she laughed.

Although tensions have relaxed since, the temple is still closed to visitors.

After a few moments we knew this was so, and our tension relaxed.