tense
adjective
stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
tensest
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superlativeof tense.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Although in the film, some of the tensest scenes are focused on the act of voting, in reality, much of the drama may come in meetings in the days before conclave officially begins.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
The tensest moment of the debate was when Bolsonaro called da Silva to stand next to him as he answered a question.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
The show’s tensest moment is with Carmela alone in La Tofana’s for the first time, deciding whether to give out a poisonous remedy that Giulia only offers women after careful, extensive vetting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Now, as Angola approaches its closest and tensest election since multi-party democracy arrived in 1992, the "library" has also become a spot where young Angolans debate their country's future -- and lament its many failures.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2022
The next forty-eight hours, Hitler later confessed, were the tensest of his life.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
