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Sentence example with the word 'tighten'
tighten
affix, box up, compress, draw, fasten, knit, narrow, pull, rigidify, stiffen, tauten, windlass
Definition
v.
make tight or tighter
Last update: September 26, 2015
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You
tighten
the string with a screw.
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She watched him
tighten
a strap around the horse's belly.
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The Queen-Mother
tighten
ed hold.
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Tenderly Bloom over liverless bacon saw the
tighten
ed features strain.
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He
tighten
ed the loose shoe and struck out across the lake.
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He felt that the coil around the Alamo had
tighten
ed.
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Weston's clasp on his little daughter's hand
tighten
ed.
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Lingering only to
tighten
their girdles, they said, "We are ready."
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His fingers
tighten
ed on her shoulders.
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The rope
tighten
ed, and Ronald found himself swinging in the air.
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Cyril
tighten
ed his belt two holes.
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