on tenterhooks

phrase

: in a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense

the waiting kept us on tenterhooks

Examples of on tenterhooks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In practice, however, most inmates are left on tenterhooks in solitary confinement for years — and sometimes decades — with sometimes severe consequences for their mental health. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Readers, like the sentence and the plot, are on tenterhooks about what comes next. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on tenterhooks

• books
• cooks
• crooks
• hooks
• looks
• nooks
• rooks
• chapbooks
• cookbooks
• guidebooks
• handbooks
• logbooks