The words seemed to relieve the tension in the air.
We must get this thing out in the open, and relieve the tension.
Even if by chance he was able, that wouldn't relieve the tension.
She thought it would relieve the tension, for both of them.
This may help relieve tension between you and your child.
We try to relieve all the tension in the people who listen to us.
To relieve the tension, the computer would draw more attention to itself.
She rolled her head around as if to relieve tension, then started off across the room.
The Chairman must also be able to relieve tension between members and sense the best time to bring the debate to a close.
Sometimes a 6-2, 6-0 victory is not enough to relieve the tension, though.
