uptight
Example Sentences
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Miss Yodle, the family’s uptight neighbor, styles her hair “in tight little braids twisted around her skull, giving her head the air of a victim.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sean Penn, Hollywood's eternal rebel, on Sunday won a third Oscar for his comic yet terrifying portrayal of an absurdly uptight soldier ashamed of his past in "One Battle After Another."
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
On its surface, Atlas seems to be delivering a revenge fantasy: All those uptight women who rejected you will get dumped by the time they’re 30, guys!
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
I've worked so hard to be in these positions, the last thing I'm going to do is get uptight about it.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
He’d always been a mild kind of kid, rolling with the punches, loose and carefree, running around the track while the other kids sat uptight during practice sessions.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
