visibly tense
Frequency: 6.78.5 per million words
When someone's tension is obvious to others.
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- Relations between the two leaders are visibly tense.
- He became visibly tense as the deadline approached.
- She became visibly tense as the prosecutor presented the evidence.
- Her shoulders were visibly tense as she waited for the results.
- The entire room grew visibly tense when the verdict was about to be announced.
- The witness grew visibly tense under cross-examination.
- His posture was visibly tense, indicating his extreme discomfort.
- You could see he was visibly tense before his presentation.
- Even from a distance, her shoulders looked visibly tense.
- Even from a distance, her posture was visibly tense.
- The negotiation team was visibly tense before entering the critical meeting.
- The atmosphere in the room grew visibly tense with every passing minute.
- He was visibly tense, clenching his fists under the table.
- After the argument, he remained visibly tense for hours.
- The atmosphere in the waiting room became visibly tense as the hours passed.
- She tried to relax, but her jaw remained visibly tense.
- After the argument, both parties remained visibly tense for the rest of the evening.
- The negotiator noticed the suspect was visibly tense.
- If you feel visibly tense before a performance, try some deep breathing exercises.
- Despite his calm words, his hands were visibly tense.