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Meanings of went tense in English

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Usage of went tense in English
1
I was just reaching for a cigarette when I went tense all over, listening.
Man on the run
2
They were mostly silhouetted, but their bodies went tense.
Nemesis Game
3
The muscles in Nora's arms and legs went tense.
The hellfire club
4
Lionel's face went tense and he sat up again.
Family album
5
Leighton went tense, like a hound in leash.
Through stained glass / A Novel
6
The two groups, who had relaxed subconsciously at the fall of the pirate king, went tense.
Provenance
7
Her muscles went tense, her head thrown back and the cords of her neck standing out.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
8
Amunhotep looked quickly at the soldiers around him, whose bodies went tense, ready to defend their general.
Nefertiti
9
Just for a moment he hesitated, and like an inexperienced gambler his face went tense and white.
Where the Trail Divides
10
Everything went tense and still.
Conrad’s Fate
11
Everyone, even Chrestomanci, went tense.
Charmed Life
12
Bâtard growled deep in his throat, the hair bristled along his neck, and every muscle went tense and expectant.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
13
Bâtard growled deep down in his throat, the hair bristled along his neck, and every muscle went tense and expectant.
The Faith of Men
14
I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness.
Cold Days
15
The nurse got up quickly and pulled at Michael's eyelids, as Marion went tense and forgot what she had been thinking.
The promise
16
My whole body went tense, and Toby must have seen that, because he frowned and gave me a kind of pleading look.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
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