creative tension
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There were reports of creative tension between Zendaya and Levinson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
To do things that are really differentiated, you need to have creative tension and creative conflict.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
The creative tension was irresistible: Win, or leave town.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
In fact, the creative tension that arises from the confluence of both competition and cooperation is itself a driving force of evolution.
From Salon ● May 30, 2021
And the eternal vision, thus momentarily attained, and hereafter gathered together from the deep cisterns of memory, liberates us, when we are under its influence, from that contemplative or creative tension whereby we reached it.
From The Complex Vision by Powys, John Cowper
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