English example sentences with "tighter"

I need a tighter grip on my possessions.

I've tried Controls, but they seem a little tighter to me than Durexes.

Tighter livestock control is leading to excesses: three cattle were shot in Kuopio because of missing EU eartags.

Tom hugged Mary even tighter.

Hold me tighter.

We've been in tighter jams than this before.

Over the next two months, Parker Solar Probe will fly towards Venus, performing its first Venus gravity assist in early October – a maneuver a bit like a handbrake turn – that whips the spacecraft around the planet, using Venus’s gravity to trim the spacecraft’s orbit tighter around the Sun.

I've been in tighter jams than this before.

Calories are those wee beasties that are always in the wardrobe at night, sewing the clothes tighter.

Grip tighter.

You need to tie the knot tighter.

Hang on tighter.

You can upload pre-programmed images of ordinary people and, using just your thumbs on your PDA, give them a tummy tuck, a nose job, or tighter skin around their eyes.

A cappella concerts are being held on campuses around the country, and many are sold out, packed tighter than sporting events.

Pull the knot tighter.

He held her even tighter to him.

Dmitri squeezed Anna's hand a bit tighter.

I wish he could squeeze me just a little bit tighter.

Fyodor grabbed his flashlight tighter.

Leonid held that hammer tighter.

Can you cinch the belt a little tighter?

Cities or farms? As water gets tighter, everyone who depends on the Colorado River will have to decide what is most valuable. But there’s one silent stakeholder that’s been ignored for most of the last century. As humanity has tapped the river to the limit, there is a growing recognition of the devastation inflicted on natural ecosystems. And there are indications that attitudes are beginning to change.

United's defenders need to get tighter to City's players on corners.

She wrapped the scarf tighter around her neck.

Principles are a girdle that gets tighter and tighter over time.

Principles are a corset that gets tighter and tighter over time.