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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However, more countries are looking to tighten restrictions on who can get a passport, making citizenship a more urgent goal.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The race is bound to tighten somewhat after the September preliminary election, when the field will be winnowed to just Kraft and Wu.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
The Fed’s latest Senior Loan Officer Survey shows tightening across personal credit, auto loans, and cards.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Analysts say his days may be numbered, however, having also lost control of the more powerful lower house in elections last year and shedding votes on Sunday to opposition parties pledging to cut taxes and tighten immigration policies.
—John Geddie, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The race is bound to tighten somewhat after the September preliminary election, when the field will be winnowed to just Kraft and Wu.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
The Fed’s latest Senior Loan Officer Survey shows tightening across personal credit, auto loans, and cards.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Analysts say his days may be numbered, however, having also lost control of the more powerful lower house in elections last year and shedding votes on Sunday to opposition parties pledging to cut taxes and tighten immigration policies.
—John Geddie, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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