tighten

Example Sentences

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Silverware, the first since an FA Cup in his first year, will serve to tighten that grip.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“When capital becomes scarce, it normalizes and can reverse the supply-demand imbalance that benefited borrowers in recent years. Typically, spreads widen, structures tighten, and documentation improves.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

However, the company will still grow revenues in the double digits and margins will only tighten in the short term, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Government departments were told to tighten their belts, reduce travel and stay in cheaper hotels abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The sharp smell of gunpowder immediately made my lungs tighten.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin