get tense

Examples (10)

• Don't get tense; just try to relax and breathe deeply.
• He tends to get tense whenever he has to speak in public.
• My shoulders get tense after sitting at the computer all day.
• The atmosphere in the room started to get tense as the results were announced.
• She gets tense before every competition, no matter how small it is.
• It is perfectly natural to get tense during a high-pressure job interview.
• His muscles got tense as he waited for the sound of the starting gun.
• Why do you always get so tense when we start talking about money?
• The negotiations got tense when both sides refused to reach a compromise.
• There is no point in getting tense about things that you cannot control.