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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Convenient pull tabs on the tongue and heel make these a breeze to slip on and off without wrestling over the laces, which are otherwise easy to tighten and secure.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
The law expands mandatory work or training to a broader age range (up to age 64) at 80 hours per month and also tightens many exemptions that previously applied.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Newsrooms responded by tightening restraint, not loosening it.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Restrictions were tightened almost 30 years ago after a lone gunman armed with semiautomatic weapons killed 35 people at the Port Arthur historic tourist site in the island state of Tasmania.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
The law expands mandatory work or training to a broader age range (up to age 64) at 80 hours per month and also tightens many exemptions that previously applied.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Newsrooms responded by tightening restraint, not loosening it.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Restrictions were tightened almost 30 years ago after a lone gunman armed with semiautomatic weapons killed 35 people at the Port Arthur historic tourist site in the island state of Tasmania.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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