: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship
a tight-knit family
Examples of tight-knit in a Sentence
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The Scott trio have talked in the past about how tight-knit and supportive their family is.
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Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
The family is tight-knit, Scarbrough said, texting frequently and having groups on the family tracking app Life360.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
The cast, tight-knit, weave their way in and out of the rooms of the home, Teresa only occasionally stepping out to meet with friends.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
My family is very tight-knit and supportive now, and with the exception of a few, may have supported me back then, too.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
Company leaders can sometimes take union organizing as a personal rebuke, particularly if the company is family-owned or if management considers its culture tight-knit.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
Ariana DeBose stars as Kira, the new kid aboard the space station, entering into a unique and tight-knit dynamic among the Russian and American crew.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
The family is tight-knit, Scarbrough said, texting frequently and having groups on the family tracking app Life360.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
The cast, tight-knit, weave their way in and out of the rooms of the home, Teresa only occasionally stepping out to meet with friends.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
My family is very tight-knit and supportive now, and with the exception of a few, may have supported me back then, too.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
Company leaders can sometimes take union organizing as a personal rebuke, particularly if the company is family-owned or if management considers its culture tight-knit.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
Ariana DeBose stars as Kira, the new kid aboard the space station, entering into a unique and tight-knit dynamic among the Russian and American crew.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Tight-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight-knit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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