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: being in financial difficulties
Examples of uptight in a Sentence
If our flight is delayed, there's nothing we can do. There's no reason to get so uptight about it.
I don't know why people are so uptight about sex.
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The Oscars are your beloved but slightly uptight grandma; the Golden Globes are your fun cousin who sometimes gets a little too sloppy at parties, and the SAG Awards are your cool young aunt who knows how to have a good time but always keeps it classy.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.
—Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
In 1982, Marsh switched to comedy as uptight Roz Keith in the 1982-83 TV sitcom 9 to 5, which was based on the film of the same name.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In their dance number at the Tropicana, for instance, Omara dances with her heels down, while her more uptight sister is on her toes.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.
—Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
In 1982, Marsh switched to comedy as uptight Roz Keith in the 1982-83 TV sitcom 9 to 5, which was based on the film of the same name.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In their dance number at the Tropicana, for instance, Omara dances with her heels down, while her more uptight sister is on her toes.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uptight
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“Uptight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptight. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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uptight
adjective
up·tight
ˈəp-ˈtīt 
(ˌ)əp-ˈtīt,
ˌəp-ˌtīt
: being tense, nervous, or uneasy
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