taut
adjective
tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
tautness
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a word derived from
taut.
Example Sentences
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In the days leading up to my due date, I snapped pictures in the mirror of my belly under the tautness of a silver dress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Bowers’ works typically create a vivifying tautness between the individual and the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Pairing her with Paul, who brings a hardened soulfulness to Caleb, freights their adventure with palpable tautness.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
But in a feat of literary archery, Branum’s lyrical prose hits its mark again and again, rich but never overly ripe, delicate but with a tautness that propels the narrative.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
With the threaded needle in my hand, I felt a little calmer, in control of something, even if only the tautness of a seam.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
