draw tight
Example Sentences
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Helen Sung/Benny Green On two different new trio records, two jazz pianists in early middle age with fluent and streamlined styles draw tight lines around jazz from the 1940s to the ’60s.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2011
On the Chicago podium, he transfixed listeners, seemingly verging on levitation in his energetic efforts to draw tight phrasing and brilliant coloration from his musicians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Begin an oval, 8 D join to the 11th L of the 1st 14 of the last design joined to; 8 D draw tight and tie as before.
From The Bath Tatting Book by Anonymous
Begin an oval, 8 D, L, 8 D draw tight.
From The Bath Tatting Book by Anonymous
But could I like Montgomeries fight, Or gab like Boswell,^2 There's some sark-necks I wad draw tight, An' tie some hose well.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
