Nothing happened, and the tension tightened another notch.

A tension that was part excitement, part dread tightened in her chest.

With each step the unseen tension tightens, although he sees nothing in front of him.

The tension that had been growing in Sorokin now abruptly tightened like a fist.

The smile faded and tension tightened in Hannah's stomach.

But several allies suggested that the court's decision was not adequate, and the nation's political tensions tightened a few notches.

Ryder's features remained impassive, but tension was tightening his jaw line.

His voice was low, but tension tightened his mouth.

The dark gray of her eyes seemed to grow even darker and for a minute, the tension in the room tightened almost unbearably.

He began to breathe more easily, realizing only then how tension had tightened his chest.