How to Use tight-knit in a Sentence
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The Scott trio have talked in the past about how tight-knit and supportive their family is.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
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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
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In the mountains of North Carolina, the mom community is both tight-knit and spread out.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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As a result, these communities were known for being tight-knit and strong.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dallam describes the farmers in Harford County as tight-knit.
—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
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That same sentiment is heard throughout the small and tight-knit submersible industry.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
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The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
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Wahlberg credits his wife for keeping the family tight-knit and together.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
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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
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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
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Superb fairy-wrens families are very tight-knit, and are comprised of two to six individuals.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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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
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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
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The family is tight-knit, Scarbrough said, texting frequently and having groups on the family tracking app Life360.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
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Watch on Deadline Similar sentiments have been the predominant response within the DoP community, which is tight-knit and largely isolated from the rest of the film world.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Another resident, Kaitlyn Clarkson, said the South Baltimore neighborhood is tight-knit, with residents looking out for each other and volunteering to pick up trash.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
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The influx brought a new demographic into a struggling but culturally tight-knit community.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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In a community this small and tight-knit, Kamala unsurprisingly serves multiple roles: head of a local women’s cooperative, farm owner, and now a local politician of note.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
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