How to Use tighten in a Sentence

tighten

verb

• She tightened her hold on the handle.
• So far, the gap’s tightened but the Lakers are still in ninth.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• Pour half of the boiling water all over the top of the duck to tighten the skin.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
• Then, tighten the plug back and turn off all the outside faucets.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
• The trends have led to budget tightening across the genre.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
• The lead briefly widened to 13 in the third quarter but tightened over the final eight minutes.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• At the same time, Mr. Trong tightened the state’s grip on other freedoms.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Once it’s mostly balled up, give it a twist, wrap the top of the liner around the bulk, and tighten the top drawstring.
  — Suzie Dundas, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
• The braces had pins that were drilled into her leg bones and had to be tightened daily.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
• But, of course, the race tightened in the final days and Clinton went on to lose that election.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
• His face is now crimson; a vein in his neck tightens like a rope pulled taut.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
• To help tighten and firm the skin, reach for this collagen face mask.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 29 July 2022
• Lita tightens her robe and heads downstairs to answer the door.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
• The way the temperature seems to tighten and loosen our speech.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
• Deputies also use drug-sniffing dogs at the jails, and the mail systems have been tightened.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• Start with zero trust, tighten the endpoints and focus on the high-risk groups.
  — Lou Senko, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• The new outbreak has pushed the city to tighten its restrictions.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 4 July 2022
• These higher rates come in the midst of a statewide push to tighten gun laws that are already among the most stringent in the country.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Our project will drive down the price of gas in that corner of Anaheim Hills and tighten their margins.
  — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
• The recent shootings have prompted some states to try to tighten laws.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 25 May 2022
• Plenty of pockets give the bib pants flair and function and the easy-to-adjust shoulder straps can be tightened on the fly.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
• Lace ups also have the advantage of being able to be tightened for a snug fit.
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• The game tightened in the second, the Kings taking the lead before the Lakers’ best players took control.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
• His giant paws tighten around my waist, as if to contain me and my panic.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2023
• Abbott, who has waved off calls to tighten Texas gun laws since the shooting, has never trailed in polls.
  — Acacia Coronado, Chron, 29 Oct. 2022
• But this year, both the team standings and driver standings have tightened.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 24 Nov. 2024
• Tighten this knee down the glute, on this side, tighten that glute, and then slightly lean forward feeling the stretch through the hips and the hip flexor.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 1 Nov. 2022
• There's nothing quite like a high-tech beauty device to lift, tighten, sculpt and tone.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022
• The Commanders tightened their defensive alignment after Hurts exited the game.
  — Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
• Payments come in slowly, cash flow tightens and unpaid invoices start piling up—leaving finance teams scrambling with collections and increasing financial risk.
  — Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025