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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Italy is drastically tightening its citizenship requirements, ending the dream for many thousands hoping to get an Italian passport through ancestry.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the straps can be tightened or loosened to your liking.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Export controls may also tighten further on strategic minerals.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Even as health plan regulations shift, data privacy expectations are tightening—especially at the state level.
—Tim Pratte, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the straps can be tightened or loosened to your liking.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Export controls may also tighten further on strategic minerals.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Even as health plan regulations shift, data privacy expectations are tightening—especially at the state level.
—Tim Pratte, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighten. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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