How to Use tighten in a Sentence

tighten

verb

• She tightened her hold on the handle.
• So far, the gap’s tightened but the Lakers are still in ninth.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• Then, tighten the plug back and turn off all the outside faucets.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
• The lead briefly widened to 13 in the third quarter but tightened over the final eight minutes.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• The braces had pins that were drilled into her leg bones and had to be tightened daily.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
• His face is now crimson; a vein in his neck tightens like a rope pulled taut.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
• Deputies also use drug-sniffing dogs at the jails, and the mail systems have been tightened.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• These higher rates come in the midst of a statewide push to tighten gun laws that are already among the most stringent in the country.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Plenty of pockets give the bib pants flair and function and the easy-to-adjust shoulder straps can be tightened on the fly.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
• Lace ups also have the advantage of being able to be tightened for a snug fit.
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• His giant paws tighten around my waist, as if to contain me and my panic.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2023
• Golden State tightened up at both ends of the court in the second quarter to take a three-point lead into halftime.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
• Thread the 6-inch-long piece of ¼-inch pipe into the elbow, and tighten the connection with pliers.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• To reinstall lug nuts, use a torque wrench; the air wrench can easily over-tighten them.
  — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
• Then tighten the turnbuckle until the sagging end of the gate lifts and the latch works correctly.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• But the score tightened when Granada began to crash the boards with aggressiveness.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Enriched with colloidal gold, peptides, and rose damask, this promises to tighten, plump, and smooth skin.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
• That said, they are not meant for wearing during a workout since there are no laces to tighten them when needed.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• The Post-Schar School poll finds that most Virginia voters oppose the idea of tightening access to abortions.
  — Emily Guskin, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles in the airways tighten in an event known as a bronchospasm.
  — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
• So from this moment on, nitrogen laws [were] tightened and very strict.
  — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
• Be sure to tighten your oblique muscles during this motion.
  — Jennifer Cohen, Health, 3 Dec. 2023
• This helps tighten, firm, and even your skin’s texture, and according to reviewers, may shave a few years off your age.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
• Director Ken-Matt Martin could tighten the pace here and there.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• Skin feels a bit tightened, moisturized, and appears brighter.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
• But in the final minutes, the Thunder’s defense tightened, the Blazers became sloppier and the game slipped away.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
• Then, Zani and another officer tightened a noose around his neck, and attempted to hang him, the suit claimed.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
• Stocks are unlikely to keep climbing if the Fed continues to tighten.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
• As with the PetSafe Martingale Collar, tugging the collar to tighten it is sometimes part of the training process.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
• The brace extends from your palm to your forearm and features adjustable straps for tightening into place.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024