Consequently, she has exchanged nothing more than a few tense smiles with her new neighbors since they moved in.

With a tense smile, hers is a face of unusual intelligence.

He gave a small, tense smile and watched Tom hang his clothes over a horse near the fire.

Jo stared hard at him, then made a tense smile.

He smiled a tight, tense smile, just a little.

At her tense smile, I saw that my words didn't have quite the effect I'd hoped.

The security man glanced at another monitor and then favored Gillian with a tense smile.

As I shook his hand and introduced myself, he flashed me a tense smile but did not meet my eyes.

With a tense little smile, he said, "We have a final conclusion for you, Mother."

The man favored Miles with a tense smile and nod.