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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With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s work to do to tighten his gaps, but there’s a lot to like.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The new law is part of a broader effort to tighten Florida’s election system.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Now those gains are under threat, particularly in oil-importing countries where policymakers may be forced to tighten monetary policy even as growth softens.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s work to do to tighten his gaps, but there’s a lot to like.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The new law is part of a broader effort to tighten Florida’s election system.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Now those gains are under threat, particularly in oil-importing countries where policymakers may be forced to tighten monetary policy even as growth softens.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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