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Example sentences for: tighten

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In addition, states the paper, "Wealthier students from struggling Asian nations say their parents have pleaded with them to tighten their belts or even sell them, especially if they carry chic Coach or DKNY labels."
"She'd be fine for five days then would tighten up again," Sherman explains.
But a familiar loose end remains loose: Israel's demands for specific Palestinian actions to tighten security in the area.
Any deficit-increasing tax cut would surely prompt the Fed to tighten the money supply, curbing economic growth or even prompting a recession.
They lift the lady up, seductively tighten her leg muscles, and thrust her forward as if to launch her into the air and into her future, even as they shorten her stride and increase her risk of tripping.