1
: a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on
2
: a dangerously precarious situation
—usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope
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That tightrope is a credit to Elias and his front office.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Biden's walking a tightrope despite his bad balance.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Biden's walking a tightrope despite his bad balance.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tightrope
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“Tightrope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tightrope. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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tightrope
noun
tight·rope
-ˌrōp 
: a rope or wire stretched tight for acrobats to perform on
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