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 measure places New York alongside other governments tightening oversight of social media design.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Although Australia tightened gun laws after a 1996 shooting that killed 35 people, a police firearms registry showed that more than 70 people in New South Wales, which includes Sydney, each own more than 100 guns.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
As the country tightens the leash on women, could dog beauty be some sort of subconscious coping mechanism?
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The truth is, though, restrictions on who can receive SNAP benefits and Medicaid have tightened for immigrants.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Although Australia tightened gun laws after a 1996 shooting that killed 35 people, a police firearms registry showed that more than 70 people in New South Wales, which includes Sydney, each own more than 100 guns.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
As the country tightens the leash on women, could dog beauty be some sort of subconscious coping mechanism?
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The truth is, though, restrictions on who can receive SNAP benefits and Medicaid have tightened for immigrants.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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 1 Jan. 2026.
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