Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  As Rama and Lakshmana raced back to their cottage, their anxiety about Sita’s safety became excruciating.

Mahabharata:  As Arjuna closed in on Jayadratha but was suddenly blocked by nearly a dozen Kaurava warriors, the tension became excruciating.

Bhagavad-gita:  When Arjuna put aside his bow in the middle of the Kurukshetra battlefield and sat down on his chariot with his head in his hands, the tension among the Pandava army became excruciating: “Was their foremost archer really quitting?”