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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Getty Images President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would permit 600,000 Chinese students to study at American universities, a sharp pivot from his administration’s earlier stance on tightening visa restrictions for this student cohort.
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Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For the full year, Abercrombie tightened its earnings outlook and now expects earnings per share to be between $10.00 and $10.50.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
At the same time, global shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ukraine war have tightened the fiscal chokehold.
—Mohamed Nasheed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The steering coupling bolt may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering coupling to loosen from the steering rack.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For the full year, Abercrombie tightened its earnings outlook and now expects earnings per share to be between $10.00 and $10.50.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
At the same time, global shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ukraine war have tightened the fiscal chokehold.
—Mohamed Nasheed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The steering coupling bolt may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering coupling to loosen from the steering rack.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tighten
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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