tautness
- 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
I think of Philip Roth’s “Everyman,” the tautness by which it re-creates the life of its protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Pairing her with Paul, who brings a hardened soulfulness to Caleb, freights their adventure with palpable tautness.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
The tautness of her earlier stories is largely missing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
The land would move once more, the sea-anchor ropes would snap to tautness, and the roller coaster would start again.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
