taut
Example Sentences
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Taut, grim, detailed, eerily matter-of-fact, inspired by childhood fears but soaked in grown-up nightmares, it’s the work of someone eager to inject a timeless form with new blood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Taut, tan and dressed all in black, the Boss was a commanding figure as he led his band — and that exuberant crowd — through favorites that have spanned his career.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023
It was designed by the Bauhaus architect Max Taut as a cooperative, worker-run department store, a utopian project that didn’t last.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022
Taut and suspenseful, Daniel Roher’s film plays more like a John le Carré thriller than a true story.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022
Taut first attributed something of the Divine nature to the Serpent, in which he was followed by the Phœnicians and Egyptians.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
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