Finally, after what seemed like an hour of unbearable tension, someone touched her shoulder.

Every muscle in his body was knotted with unbearable tension.

He was quivering as though released from some unbearable tension.

But it did break down some of the unbearable tension that had been building.

That feeling of almost unbearable tension was happening altogether too often.

The next six weeks were filled with almost unbearable tension.

She coughed into her hand, relieving some of the almost unbearable tension.

To look at the man, it was impossible to tell the unbearable tension the leader kept under tight control.

The remaining hours of night passed in nearly unbearable tension.

Ce'Nedra by now was virtually ill as a result of the almost unbearable tension.