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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But since then, federal stimulus money has dried up, costs have increased and budgets have tightened.
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Once again, the majority of doc filmmakers were struggling, and budgets tightened.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
And as censorship tightens and geopolitical tensions with the United States flare, it’s become all the more difficult for Hollywood to navigate political landmines in the once-lucrative market.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico were postponed after the North American allies announced measures to tighten their borders, as Trump demanded.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Once again, the majority of doc filmmakers were struggling, and budgets tightened.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
And as censorship tightens and geopolitical tensions with the United States flare, it’s become all the more difficult for Hollywood to navigate political landmines in the once-lucrative market.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico were postponed after the North American allies announced measures to tighten their borders, as Trump demanded.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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