"tense" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- After a tense pause, he went on: "Do you know what she did to me yesterday?
- There came a tense pause, and Echo let her bravado fade for only an instant.
- A tense pause ensued as they waited for more information.
- After a tense pause, Paris said, "I accept that you are going to reduce me in rank."
- There was a tense pause as everyone waited for the captain to render final judgment.
- There was a tense pause as Ethan heard movement very close to the Jefferies door.
- After a long, tense pause, Lottie stepped back and motioned her inside.
- After a tense pause, she was answered in the same tongue, and gestured to me.
- There was a tense pause after his words.
- There was a tense pause, as though they all had something to say but no one wanted to be the first to say it.
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