How to Use tight in a Sentence

tight

1 of 2 adjective

• She made a tight knot in the rope.
• Pull the ribbon tight and make a bow.
• Keep a tight grip on his hand when you cross the street.
• The lid is too tight. I can't loosen it.
• The shop came through, but the cap that arrived in the mail was too tight.
  — Katty Huertas, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
• In the pros column: The overly tight facelifts of the past are in our rearview.
  — Meirav Devash, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Wilsonville boys are holding a tight lead after the first day with 322 strokes.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 16 May 2023
• Keeping core tight, bend elbows to lower body all the way down to the floor.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• And that lash-up has been very tight and will continue to be that way.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
• Your bra should be snug but not overly tight, says Kendall.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• As Rosen noted, the race was very tight and took days to be called by news outlets.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2023
• This, in turn, brings up memories of the tight roads in his first city — London.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• Doing this requires you to keep your ribcage down to the bench and keeping your abs tight.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• For buildup on the backside of the knobs, try using a toothbrush to get into the tight spaces.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• The patron using the machine, a woman in plaid pants and a tight black shirt, had annoyed the witch.
  — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
• Hopefully, there's no new changes in the next year and this is our tight number now.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• The rear seat is a tight, uncomfortable fit for three adults.
  — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
• Her hair was pulled back in braided pigtails with a pair of dangling, tight braids along the side of her face.
  — EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
• But this did not result in tighter Kremlin control of the agencies.
  — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2023
• That Leesburg and Loudoun County race could be one of the tightest and costliest contests in the state.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• Or your clothes could just be too tight, Dr. Millheiser adds.
  — Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 6 Apr. 2023
• Press into bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan using the back of a cup measure to get clean edges and a tight seal.
  — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• Pull the string tighter to increase the tension and then create another wave pulse.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
• The cape had a tight sleeve that turned into a glove around her middle finger and was composed of vintage lace.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
• Yet when no editing jobs appear, or his car needs a new battery, things get tight.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
• Suddenly, the rope jerks tight, rock and debris cascade down the gully across the ridge, and Emmett goes silent.
  — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
• However, some users have noted that the lid fit could be tighter to prevent leaks or spills.
  — Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2023
• And just like that, an already tight space will feel like a pressurized coffin.
  — Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
• The injuries neutralized each other to create a thrilling, tight game.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• Mary had married for power and financial security, but Sir George’s death in 1606 left her in a tight spot with four children to raise.
  — TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

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tight

2 of 2 adverb

• Is the door shut tight?
• She screwed the cap on tight.
• Don't close the lid so tight.
• We were packed as tight as sardines on the bus.
• The city is keeping tight-lipped about the project for now.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• Pull it tight and move it back and forth within the guide.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
• Squeeze the jig tight to the body and use a screwdriver to tighten it.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• The message was the same throughout the night for Wakefield — keep things tight.
  — Mike McMahon, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• With the game tight after Desert Edge scored to open the second half, Saguaro (3-3) reeled off the next 21 points.
  — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2022
• The arsonist wore gloves and a dark sweatshirt with the hood drawn tight.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2023
• Instead, the buck lunged into the South Texas brush, his tail tucked tight.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 7 Sep. 2023
• Keep your ribcage tight by squeezing your abs and glutes.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
• Sit tight, watch what’s trending and set your sights on a long-term goal.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
• Fatima, the third, seems to have held tight to her birth name.
  — Edward Ball, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
• Keeping your core tight, bend at the elbows and shoulders and pull your chest to the bar.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
• Bear hug the medicine ball tight to chest and lean torso backwards.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• Grab an end piece and hold vertically against the fence and up tight to the key.
  — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• Diplomats from across the globe were, however, tight-lipped on the progress.
  — Soumya Sarkar, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2022
• Mack asks Pam while clutching Dax and Gwen tight at one point in the teaser.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
• To be able to have faith, that if everybody just holds tight.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2022
• It can be worn tight around the face or around the neck which allows for a lot of control on how snug the fit is.
  — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
• Not quite as tight as last year’s contest, but tight enough.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Both teams battled throughout the second half with the game tight all the way to the midway point of the fourth quarter.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
• And telling it to Tom Waits, who was holding tight onto the sports section.
  — Bart Bull, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023
• Try this out: Blow up a balloon and tie it off real tight.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024
• Race to a lead, hang on tight as the walls caved in one of those Murphy’s Law scenarios.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2022
• Tressel had watched the Buckeyes look tight and play tight with their season on the line.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
• Now, analysts say there's a chance that the Fed could sit tight next week and not bump up rates for now.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
• The hem was revealed to be too long, the waist too wide; the material hugged her too tight.
  — Heather Radke, Time, 26 Nov. 2022
• But stock market analysts say not to fret and to hold tight.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024