How to Use tight-knit in a Sentence

tight-knit

adjective

• The Scott trio have talked in the past about how tight-knit and supportive their family is.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
• Sosa said those who have been at the scene are all from the same part of Guatemala, and described the community as tight-knit.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• In the mountains of North Carolina, the mom community is both tight-knit and spread out.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
• For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
  — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• The cast, tight-knit, weave their way in and out of the rooms of the home, Teresa only occasionally stepping out to meet with friends.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
• As tight-knit as the Garveys are, there are now far too many ways they could be caught for their part in covering up JP’s murder.
  — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
• Her Crown Point would be on the Eastside, across the river from Gotham, and be a vibrant, tight-knit, working-class neighborhood.
  — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
• As a result, these communities were known for being tight-knit and strong.
  — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
• The show ended in 1995 after an eight-year run, but the cast has remained tight-knit and reunited several times.
  — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
• Fort Smith is one of the larger cities in Arkansas, but the small-business community is tight-knit and works hard to help make Fort Smith a nice place to live.
  — USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
• That’s what’s made the city welcoming, innovative and tight-knit.
  — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
• My family is very tight-knit and supportive now, and with the exception of a few, may have supported me back then, too.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
• Still, Avila emphasized that Lahaina is a strong and tight-knit community, and the people will find a way to rebuild from the ground up.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
• Dallam describes the farmers in Harford County as tight-knit.
  — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
• That same sentiment is heard throughout the small and tight-knit submersible industry.
  — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
• The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
  — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
• Wahlberg credits his wife for keeping the family tight-knit and together.
  — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• San Pedro, the island’s main town, is a vibrant, walkable hub where golf carts are the main mode of transportation and the community is tight-knit.
  — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
• But online, small but tight-knit fandoms have taken it upon themselves to face down streaming giants over their beloved shows.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
• The figure skating community is tight-knit, and many of our students and coaches have trained and competed alongside those who were lost.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
• Superb fairy-wrens families are very tight-knit, and are comprised of two to six individuals.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• The summer shootout rocked Floyd County and the surrounding community, including tight-knit Prestonsburg, the county seat about five miles from the site of the shooting.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2023
• Though the family is tight-knit, both Fisher and Cohen have refrained from posting their children on social media.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• The whole group is tight-knit, celebrating one another’s success.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 May 2025
• The family is tight-knit, Scarbrough said, texting frequently and having groups on the family tracking app Life360.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
• Within Israel at the time, as now, there was a mix of controversy about the deal and jubilation over his return, given that Israel is a small and tight-knit society.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
• The ex-student, who requested anonymity due to the ongoing circumstances, said that the boys of the 2016 graduating class were tight-knit and well-acquainted with each others' families and the like.
  — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
• Police said the motive for the shooting remains unknown and that Posey has no personal connection to the victims despite the community being tight-knit.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
• The defense was tight-knit and the addition of Malcolm Roach — a big personality among a group that has some business-like guys — really helped solidify the group’s culture.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
• Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024