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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That’s partly because regulations are being tightened around the world, putting pressure on businesses to improve their analytics and reporting.
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Mini Facial Device Kit Can Contour Your Entire Face
Lift and tighten your jawline with the NuFace mini facial device kit.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
The rules were tightened a year later to close loopholes that still allowed Chinese firms to access some advanced chips.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
One example: Treasury could tighten rules that restrict Chinese materials from EVs eligible for purchase subsidies.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Mini Facial Device Kit Can Contour Your Entire Face
Lift and tighten your jawline with the NuFace mini facial device kit.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
The rules were tightened a year later to close loopholes that still allowed Chinese firms to access some advanced chips.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
One example: Treasury could tighten rules that restrict Chinese materials from EVs eligible for purchase subsidies.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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