tightly drawn
Example Sentences
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His smile is both practiced and ingratiating; his eyes seem darker than this film’s eerily black ocean, like velvet curtains tightly drawn.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Each of these are tightly drawn and fully realized before descending into total nonsense.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022
The same is true of thunderstorms, which can form over tightly drawn areas and miss nearby areas—sometimes within a mile—altogether.
From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2019
"The terms of reference were much too wide. If they had been more tightly drawn, I think we might have hoped for a much earlier report from them," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2016
His thin mouth was tightly drawn and the hard lines were accentuated about his deep blue eyes.
From The Shadow by Ovington, Mary White
