How to Use taut in a Sentence

taut

adjective

• The book is a taut thriller.
• The rope was drawn taut.
• To find the right rope length, stand on the middle of the rope and pull it taut.
  — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
• Omar held up his hand and kept the rope taut with the other.
  — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
• The edges of the skin were bubbled and charred, but the center was taut and stretchy.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
• Look for pomegranates that feel heavy with firm, taut skin.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2021
• Pull skin taut and swiftly peel back with the grain of your hair.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
• Pull it taut with one hand and use the razor with the other.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The ham is taut and chewy and pleasantly stringy in places.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
• Sharp ribs and taut thighs versus how tender the pink soles of his feet had looked.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2023
• Attach cords to the grommets on the side or corners, and tie them to trees or stake the cords down to keep it taut.
  — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• Wish’s taut writing makes the book a cut above the average who-done-it.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• Weilerstein’s lines were pulled taut like the cables of a bridge.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
• The ride is taut and well damped, and the car stays flat and secure during cornering.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
• As for the eggplant, choose vegetables with shiny, taut skin and firm stems.
  — Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• In the clip, J.Lo is wearing a tiny red string bikini that shows off her taut torso.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
• One lasts a taut 104 minutes; the other runs nearly twice as long.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
• After building the frame out of four bamboo poles joined by twine, run the twine up and down the frame, keeping it taut.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
• Most men’s razors sit at a 30-degree angle to help keep the skin taut and avoid nicks and bleeding.
  — Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
• The first features the title of the book against a bright blue sky littered with clouds while a taut white bedsheet stands in the grass below.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2022
• Keep skin tight: Maintain a smooth, steady skin surface by turning your face to the right angle and pulling the skin taut.
  — Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• My line went taut, and then the rig danced down the gunnel like a sewing machine needle toward the motor.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
• Pull tight, repeat once more between the next pair of eyelets, then re-lace to the top and the knot will stay taut, locking your foot in place.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
• Run is a taut thriller that feels like an elevated Lifetime movie in all the right ways.
  — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
• Katie Kitamura’s fourth novel spins a taut web of dread from the start.
  — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2021
• The mood is as stiff as Betty’s early-1960s get-up: a polka-dot frock with a full skirt, modest hemline and taut bodice.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
• Explore See latest videos, charts and news The quintet’s fifth full-length is a dreamy yet taut melding of their strengths.
  — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
• The sculpture’s distinctive form — at once soft and hard, taut and floppy — calls to mind a Phrygian cap.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• Pull it taut, fitting the shoulder onto a corner of the rectangular end of the board.
  — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
• Through the use of sound (the storm lashes on throughout the night) and shadowy cinematography, a great sense of unease cloaks this taut bone-chiller, a chamber piece played to perfection by its two leads.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024