tautness

Example Sentences

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In the days leading up to my due date, I snapped pictures in the mirror of my belly under the tautness of a silver dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

A tautness comes over us as we watch it, a brace-your-body fear.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Bowers’ works typically create a vivifying tautness between the individual and the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Pairing her with Paul, who brings a hardened soulfulness to Caleb, freights their adventure with palpable tautness.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

As the adoption made me feel more secure, the tautness in my stomach relaxed, and I found that I was interested in new foods.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter