tightly

Example Sentences

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You have to be at a place in your life where you claim your agency, but you can’t claim something so tightly that you think you can dictate it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

When she died at home, where she had asked to be, I held her tightly and sobbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

When debris first separates from an asteroid or comet, the fragments stay tightly grouped together.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Reasons for their absence include cost-cutting, a growing preference for tightly controlled social media-led launches, and the risk that a mauling from the Cannes critics can doom a movie.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I follow him, my arms wrapped tightly around my sketch pad.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko