Tight example sentences

But, crossed arms accompanied by an erect posture, tightened body muscles, a set clenched jaw, and narrowing of the eyes are likely to communicate anger.Quickly word spread and his extended family gathered around him, and hugged him tight in relief.Mr Purcell was a small, fussy man; red cheeks and a tight, melon stomach.However, down the group, due to poor shielding effect of intervening d and f orbitals, the increased effective nuclear charge holds ns electrons tightly (responsible for inter pair effect) and thereby, restricting their participation in bonding.The word stress has its origin in the Latin words 'strictus', meaning tight or narrow and 'stringere', the verb meaning to tighten.As colonial control over Indian trade tightened, the space within which Indian merchants could function became increasingly limited.She felt sad because she knew she would never see the little tight-lipped Polish girl again and couldn't ever really make things right between them.Consequently, the outermost electrons are held more and more tightly and the ionization enthalpy increases across a period.(He had been lucky to turn the tap the right way; on later occasions he would sometimes screw it up still tighter, chittering with irritation and disappointment at the tap's failure to cooperate.Consequently, the outermost electrons are held more and more tightly and the ionization enthalpy increases across a period.The coin of those days, the wretched thing, made so much more noise too! Finally, in a panic, I grabbed all four of them and held them tight in my fist and then they were silent.At last Maddie sat up in bed and pressed her forehead tight in her hands and really thought.Keeping food in air tight containers helps to slow down oxidation.These root words reflect the internal feelings of tightness and constriction of the muscles and breathing reported by many people under stress.For example, the strong hydrogen bonds between water molecules hold them tightly in liquid phase.