Examples of tighten in a Sentence
She tightened her hold on the handle.
tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking
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Local politics observers predicted Drayton could tighten that gap and present Leake’s biggest obstacle yet.
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Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Authorities have tightened security nationwide ahead of the polls Thursday.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
However, China would need to compete for Atlantic cargoes if the outage persists, tightening the Pacific basin, Katayama added.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Authorities have tightened security nationwide ahead of the polls Thursday.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
However, China would need to compete for Atlantic cargoes if the outage persists, tightening the Pacific basin, Katayama added.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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