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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Meanwhile, anxiety washes over the rest of the country as the labor market tightens.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Pham said the Louvre tightened how many times a ticket can be validated at its multiple checkpoints.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Today, control of Greenland’s natural resources is again on an American president’s radar as demand for critical minerals rises and supply tightens.
—Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Vasopressin tightens blood vessels, which can increase blood pressure if levels are too high.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Pham said the Louvre tightened how many times a ticket can be validated at its multiple checkpoints.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Today, control of Greenland’s natural resources is again on an American president’s radar as demand for critical minerals rises and supply tightens.
—Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Vasopressin tightens blood vessels, which can increase blood pressure if levels are too high.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tighten
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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