How to Use tight-knit in a Sentence

tight-knit

adjective

• The Scott trio have talked in the past about how tight-knit and supportive their family is.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
• Sosa said those who have been at the scene are all from the same part of Guatemala, and described the community as tight-knit.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
• For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
  — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• The cast, tight-knit, weave their way in and out of the rooms of the home, Teresa only occasionally stepping out to meet with friends.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
• As a result, these communities were known for being tight-knit and strong.
  — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
• Fort Smith is one of the larger cities in Arkansas, but the small-business community is tight-knit and works hard to help make Fort Smith a nice place to live.
  — USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
• My family is very tight-knit and supportive now, and with the exception of a few, may have supported me back then, too.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
• Still, Avila emphasized that Lahaina is a strong and tight-knit community, and the people will find a way to rebuild from the ground up.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
• Dallam describes the farmers in Harford County as tight-knit.
  — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
• The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
  — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
• Wahlberg credits his wife for keeping the family tight-knit and together.
  — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• But online, small but tight-knit fandoms have taken it upon themselves to face down streaming giants over their beloved shows.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
• Superb fairy-wrens families are very tight-knit, and are comprised of two to six individuals.
  — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• The summer shootout rocked Floyd County and the surrounding community, including tight-knit Prestonsburg, the county seat about five miles from the site of the shooting.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2023
• Though the family is tight-knit, both Fisher and Cohen have refrained from posting their children on social media.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• The family is tight-knit, Scarbrough said, texting frequently and having groups on the family tracking app Life360.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
• Police said the motive for the shooting remains unknown and that Posey has no personal connection to the victims despite the community being tight-knit.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
• Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
• Another resident, Kaitlyn Clarkson, said the South Baltimore neighborhood is tight-knit, with residents looking out for each other and volunteering to pick up trash.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
• In a community this small and tight-knit, Kamala unsurprisingly serves multiple roles: head of a local women’s cooperative, farm owner, and now a local politician of note.
  — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
• The local business community is tight-knit and supportive, making networking more organic and less daunting than in larger urban centers.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 June 2024
• The entire extended family is very tight-knit, supporting Willis after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare condition.
  — Lindsay Tigar, Parents, 13 June 2023
• Company leaders can sometimes take union organizing as a personal rebuke, particularly if the company is family-owned or if management considers its culture tight-knit.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024