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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Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2026
Brockton is tightening security for the next Cape Verde World Cup game after violent celebrations in the Massachusetts city during the opening games of the tournament.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands.
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Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Yes, the program faces an ever-tightening budget squeeze over the next handful of years, according to a report this month from the Social Security fund's trustees.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2026
Brockton is tightening security for the next Cape Verde World Cup game after violent celebrations in the Massachusetts city during the opening games of the tournament.
—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands.
—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Yes, the program faces an ever-tightening budget squeeze over the next handful of years, according to a report this month from the Social Security fund's trustees.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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