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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Voting access in the United States has expanded since 2000
Some states in recent years have sought to tighten rules surrounding early and mail-in voting.
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
New regulations potentially mandating higher capital requirements will also force smaller banks to tighten their belts, cutting down on their margins and creating opportunities for private credit or nonbank lenders such as Rocket Mortgage.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
New regulations potentially mandating higher capital requirements will also force smaller banks to tighten their belts, cutting down on their margins and creating opportunities for private credit or nonbank lenders such as Rocket Mortgage.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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