“Lie on your side on the mat, support yourself on your elbow, and tense your body so that an imaginary straight line runs between your head and legs.”

“Lie on your side on the mat, support yourself on your elbow, and tense your body so that an imaginary straight line runs between your head and legs.”

“Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.”

“At very high speed the muscle is highly tensed because of physiologic effects of certain types of muscle contraction.”

“This was the time when jaw and stomach muscles tensed awaiting enemy action either by flak or fighter.”

“For example, the shelters incorporate a unique cover tensioning system that keeps their tents drum tight, reducing fabric wind noise.”

“Driver and passenger front air bags, plus a safety belt tensioning system that tightens the belts within milliseconds of a crash.”

“These sutures were then attached to a load cell mounted on a tensioning jig.”

“My whole body was tensing and relaxing as my logical mind and instincts fought against each other.”

“She wrung her hands nervously behind her back, shoulders tensing and untensing.”

“Azrael had jammed on the brakes, sending the automobile into a short skid forward, the sudden movement tensing his new muscles and flesh quickly.”