Use "tightened" in a sentence

1. Her face tightened with pain.

2. Maria's tenderly passionate mouth tightened.

3. He tightened his hold on her.

4. Tell him, the noose is tightened.

5. His stomach tightened, his throat writhed.

6. He tightened the bolt up slowly.

7. Border police tightened controls on tourists.

8. Keep steady! " and the grip tightened.

9. The government tightened up economic controls.

10. The rope tightened around his body.

11. He tightened a few slack screws.

12. His mouth tightened into a thin line.

13. Her arms tightened convulsively round the child.

14. She tightened her belt an extra notch.

15. Oats tightened his grip on the axe.

16. He tightened his grip on her arm.

17. Laws on gambling have tightened up recently.

18. She tightened her grip on his arm.

19. His hand tightened painfully around her wrist.

20. Sarah tightened her grip on my arm.

21. (2) Her arms tightened Convulsively round the child

22. 2 She tightened her grip on his arm.

23. Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

24. Ashley's fingers tightened involuntarily around the glass.

25. 15 His hand tightened painfully around her wrist.

26. His mouth tightened into a thin, angry line.

27. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.

28. The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school.

29. The Bundesbank tightened monetary policy sharply in 19

30. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude.

31. As he struggled,(Sentencedict.com) the ropes tightened even more.

32. The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke.

33. I think the fan belt needs to be tightened.

34. The rope tightened and Steve was pulled off balance.

35. The casks shall be checked and tightened before filling;

36. In the 1990s, Japan's environmental legislation was further tightened.

37. Political censorship has been tightened under the new regime.

38. 27 The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school.

39. Her fingers tightened convulsively with every jolt she received.

40. Leading companies replaced valves and tightened loose-fitting pipes.

41. The grip of oppression was further tightened in 1677.

42. 20 Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

43. The U.S. tightened the economic noose around the dictatorship.

44. Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm.

45. The military has tightened its hold on the country.

46. The military has tightened its hold on the country. Sentencedict.com

47. a) The casks shall be checked and tightened before filling

48. The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came off.

49. When the sutures are tightened, the ear moves towards the head.

50. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.

51. Cantilever and T-Clamps resist distorting or twisting while being tightened

52. 20 She bent down and tightened the muzzle on the dog.

53. Joe's expression had gone studiously blank, and his jaw had tightened.

54. She looked anxious and tightened her grip on her shoulder bag.

55. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.

56. (noun) I tightened the loose bolt that was the Culprit; it should w

57. Frustratingly his grip merely tightened, sending a tingling awareness surging through her.

58. The flywheel and wheels should be aligned, and the wire appropriately tightened.

59. The hold tightened as Saxon thegns and clergy gave way to Normans.

60. Lao Yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle.

61. When a soldier tightened his girdle, this signified his readiness for battle.

62. In Joseon Dynasty, jeogori of women's hanbok became gradually tightened and shortened.

63. Vincent felt his heartbeat quicken, and tightened his grip on Lily's hand.

64. 20 With the tinkling sound, my heart tightened, fearing it was broken.

65. Thus the corset was never loosened or removed, but tightened more and more.

66. This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.

67. We have tightened up the defence and are winning matches as a result.

68. We have greatly tightened the protection of pension fund members over recent years.

69. He changed the spanner for one the correct size and tightened the nut.

70. There is demand pressure, no doubt, and monetary policy will continue to be tightened."

71. 13 Her fingers tightened on the banister rail, as she paused in her descent.

72. Convulsively in a sentence (1) Her fingers tightened Convulsively with every jolt she received

73. he tube is placed in a rigidly mounted vice and the nut tightened with a spanner

74. Monetary policies in the U.S. and the Euro Area could be tightened more quickly than expected.

75. These included tightened regulatory oversight and a sell-off of many of the Bailed-out …

76. Germany tightened the anti-abuse measures by means of the # Company Taxation Reform Act (Unternehmenssteuerreformgesetz

77. Japan's national seclusion policy was tightened and official persecution of Christianity continued until the 1850s.

78. Parallel-Jaw Bar Clamps - Have jaws that are designed to remain parallel when the Clamps are tightened

79. Germany tightened the anti-abuse measures by means of the 2008 Company Taxation Reform Act (Unternehmenssteuerreformgesetz 2008).

80. The IOL was folded by forceps and implanted into the sulcus, the scleral fixation sutures were tightened.