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
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
But in a feat of literary archery, Branum’s lyrical prose hits its mark again and again, rich but never overly ripe, delicate but with a tautness that propels the narrative.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 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
