How to use tightly in a sentence

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• She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.From the entry clutch
• A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.From the entry sag
• A tightly knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.From the entry coterie
• He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.From the entry stopper
• Now use your rammer to pack it tightly into the barrel.From the entry rammer
• "Grip tightly on the rope!" — "I'm gripping! I'm gripping!"From the entry grip
• Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.From the entry seal
• The stalactites held tightly to the cave's vault.From the entry vault
• The cat will wake up in a tightly curled position, then untuck her head, and gradually her limbs, and then stretch.From the entry untuck
• Hold on tightly to the railing.From the entry hold on
• He screwed the boards together tightly.From the entry screwed
• The snake's coils were tightly convoluted.From the entry convolute
• E seized Asu and clasped her close, eir eyes closed tightly as e sobbed eir relief.2023, Aimee Ogden, “A Half-Remembered World”, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, vol. 145, no. 1-2, whole no. 768 (July/August…. From the entry e
• An air tightly shields them which makes them float leisurelier, nevertheless comfortable.2022, Oliver Carey, “Journey’s End”, in This Is It, London: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry leisurelier
• Not frequently, the large intestine is also tightly adhesed to the ovary.2020 October 1, Michael S. Baggish, Mickey M. Karram, Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences…. From the entry adhese
• A breakfast diner might describe an incident with someone who was "not too tightly wrapped".2015 December 9, Jack Gauntlett, “Bermudian sayings always raise a smile”, in The Royal Gazette, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022. From the entry mice
• Such microorganisms secrete mucilaginous polysaccharide sheaths that bind soil particles more tightly.2015 July 25, “Response of Surface Soil Hydrology to the Micro-Pattern of Bio-Crust in a Dry-Land Loess Environment, China”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry microphytic
• Note how the zygophores are tightly appressed parallel to each other while fusing to form the progametangia.2015 July 17, “Zygomycetes in Vesicular Basanites from Vesteris Seamount, Greenland Basin – A New Type of Cryptoendolithic Fungi”, in PLOS…. From the entry progametangia
• Fillmore was holding on very tightly to his hard-core geek status.2014, Aeriell Lawton, Killer Cure, →ISBN. From the entry geek chic
• With the other hand he pinched it at the opposite corner, pressing thumb and forefinger together tightly.2014, Harlan Ellison, Paingod and Other Delusions, →ISBN. From the entry pinch
• As soon as a man realizes how tightly she holds on, he leaves her."2014, David Richo, When Love Meets Fear: How to Become Defense-less and Resource-full. From the entry stranglehold
• It is one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat and its husks enclose the grains tightly.2014, Anne Bergeret et al., “2: Valorization of Agricultural By-Products in Poly(Lactic Acid) to Develop Biocomposites”, in Vijay Kumar…. From the entry einkorn wheat
• She clasped her hands tightly around my back and said, 'Sorry I spoke to you like that.2013, Ma Jian, Beijing Coma, page 128. From the entry cherophobia
• His hair is combed tightly to a pigtail and he grins at me unshavenly.2013, Petra Mettke, Karin Mettke-Schröder, Michael, volume 1, page 208. From the entry unshavenly
• Bright yellow gowns fit them tightly and umbrellaed from their waist to just below the knees.2011, B. A. Rothwell, The Peaceful Queen, page 31. From the entry umbrella
• John held both my hands tightly, looking straight into my eyes for several moments.2009, George W. Adams, Under the Southern Cross, page 111. From the entry goodo
• Ben closed his eyes tightly for a quick stocktake of the situation as his heart and mind.2009, Brendon Lancaster, Hoodie, page 32. From the entry stocktake
• We must have put down about thirty quart bottles, richly raisined and tightly corked.2005, Alan King, Matzo Balls for Breakfast, page 183. From the entry raisin
• The ambar is built from logs or thick planks well and tightly adhering to each other.2004, Petar Vlahović, Serbia: the country, people, life, customs, page 194. From the entry ambar
• The glutenins, however, bond with each other in several ways to form an extensive, tightly knit network.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 10, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN. From the entry glutenin
• Russian Tomato Sauce will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for 10 days.2002, Steve Brill, The Wild Vegetarian Cookbook, page 186. From the entry tomato sauce
• “Your father is the darkest-hearted man of all,” he said tightly.1996, Cassie Edwards, chapter 4, in Wild Whispers, New York, N.Y.: Topaz, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry dark-hearted
• A more usual problem with a hatch is that it was shut too tightly.1995 October 18, Doug Huffman, “Seawater in submarines”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet). From the entry mercy flush
• The players fold their arms and, through tightly sealed lips, say, “Mnh-mnh.” Now that’s negotiating.1994 August 2, Bill Plunkett, “When these 2 sides get together, players strike”, in The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, Calif., →OCLC, page D1. From the entry mnh-mnh
• Howard tiptoed across the room with the bottle of drain-cleaner clutched tightly in his right hand.1993, Stephen King, “The Moving Finger”, in Nightmares and Dreamscapes, London: BCA, →OCLC, page 212. From the entry drain-cleaner
• The mystery plot is, on its own terms, tightly knit and free of gratuitous touches.1989 February 17, Janet Maslin, “Review/Film; 60's Ideals Gone Awry, In Taut 'True Believer'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry far-fetchedness
• Laura uses her money to keep her doors tightly shut and her privacy intact.1980 August 30, Amy Hoffman, “Lesbian Family Retreats to the Safe Sex '50s”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9. From the entry house-hunt
• Any soiled diaper container should close tightly to prevent dispersal of the ammonia odor that builds up.1977, Lorraine Marshall Burgess, Tom Bottomley, The Garden Maker's Answer Book: A Compendium of Useful Information, in Question and Answer…. From the entry diaper bucket
• Cool in refrigerator in a tightly covered glass, earthenware, or enameledware container.1951 August, “Refreshing, make-early meals”, in Better Homes and Gardens, volume 29, number 12, page 81. From the entry enameledware

Meaning of tightly

1. adverb In a tight manner.
2. adverb Curtly in a way that suggests anger or other intense emotion is being contained.

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Questions about tightly in a sentence

How do you use tightly in a sentence?

Tightly is used as an adverb. For example: “She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.”

What is a short sentence with tightly?

“tightly clenched fingers”

What does tightly mean?

Tightly means in a tight manner.