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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The legislation also included provisions to tighten regulations on vaping, particularly among youth, amid rising concerns about e-cigarette use.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
For years, advocates for stronger gun control have sought to tighten Louisiana's loose firearm regulations.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
If plans start to get messy, tighten them up.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Buyers are taking their time, projects are harder to finance, and the sense from conversations in Nyon is that things have tightened.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
For years, advocates for stronger gun control have sought to tighten Louisiana's loose firearm regulations.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
If plans start to get messy, tighten them up.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Buyers are taking their time, projects are harder to finance, and the sense from conversations in Nyon is that things have tightened.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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