How to Use uptight in a Sentence

uptight

adjective

• I don't know why people are so uptight about sex.
• If our flight is delayed, there's nothing we can do. There's no reason to get so uptight about it.
• The showing was with a slightly uptight agent who was dressed to the nines in a blue suit.
  — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2020
• When the band first got formed in 1999, Brian was so uptight about songs of that Smile era.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
• And to get all uptight about what the kids are doing is pointless.
  — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
• And to get all uptight about what the kids are doing is pointless.
  — Alanna Nash, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2016
• Attorney bios do not have to be so rigid and uptight — save that for the CV.
  — Yec, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• Charles is all very uptight and serious about the whole thing, as Charles is wont to be.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 May 2021
• The crew has planned a surprise birthday party for the uptight and very British Greg.
  — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• But while some of the ladies may still be a wee too uptight, this season was a vast improvement.
  — Michael Arceneaux, The Root, 10 July 2017
• So far this week does not have the feel of a typical, uptight Super Bowl.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• In a highlight sequence, the two heroes put a bunch of uptight British colonials to shame in a dance off.
  — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• Some coaches get uptight before games and don’t want to talk.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2021
• And Thomson is the soothing presence the Phillies in the wake of Girardi, who could be uptight at times.
  — John Perrotto, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• If the host is uptight and nervous, everybody else will be that way too.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• It's become a very uptight, corporate league and a dink and dunk league.
  — NBC News, 4 Feb. 2018
• As far as the vibe, Rabbit isn’t trying to be an uptight fine-dining spot.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022
• But yes, back then, the U.S.A. was still conservative and uptight about all these things.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2021
• The people are warm and even the fanciest restaurants don't feel uptight.
  — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2018
• Some parts of the main property date all the way back to 1780, and the look and feel is traditional and polished, but not uptight.
  — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
• Noah decides to call her on being too uptight and makes out with her while smashing piñatas.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2021
• Your jovial attitude helps a friend who might be uptight.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• The Eagles looked as uptight and wary as Vermeil’s curfew.
  — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 22 Jan. 2018
• The women who didn’t take part in it were made to feel very guilty and selfish and self-centered and uptight, frigid and rigid and rejecting of men.
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2018
• Is the crowd a little uptight, or more carefree and bohemian?
  — Micaela English, Town & Country, 29 Aug. 2017
• Jude is bitter, cold and uptight, having spent her entire adult life as the mistress of a married man.
  — Marion Winik, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
• Like the first two films in the hilarious trilogy, Greg tries to impress and earn the trust of his uptight father-in-law, Jack.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
• The show’s uptight script supervisor – i.e., NBC censor – doesn’t stand a chance with him.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
• They’re now united by having the same enemy, and spend the core of the film bantering on dry land, with Arthur trying to get a rise out of the uptight Orm.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024