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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Analysts had wondered whether consumers would tighten their belts and forgo vacations given the higher travel costs.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Sacramento-area readers are tracking a tightening governor’s race, a major downtown park proposal and a sudden radio shake-up.
—Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Dončić’s potential return will also loom large before this game, especially if the Thunder are tightening their grip on the series and threatening to jump ahead 3-0.
—John Riker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The process continued for many rounds — discs grew, empty space shrank, the growth factor tightened — until the discs could no longer grow.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Sacramento-area readers are tracking a tightening governor’s race, a major downtown park proposal and a sudden radio shake-up.
—Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Dončić’s potential return will also loom large before this game, especially if the Thunder are tightening their grip on the series and threatening to jump ahead 3-0.
—John Riker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The process continued for many rounds — discs grew, empty space shrank, the growth factor tightened — until the discs could no longer grow.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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