tight-knit
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Tonga Nolan grew up in a predominantly Black neighborhood on the north side of Baton Rouge and remembers it fondly as a tight-knit community.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Given Palantir’s tight-knit relationship with the Defense Department, McPeake expects the company to get “at least their fair share” of the agency’s spending.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
Hall, by his nature, is a level-headed character, who does not tend to look beyond the next game, and has been kept grounded by a tight-knit family.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Fritz’s success hasn’t gone unnoticed within the tight-knit group of American players pushing one another up the rankings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
That was another thing: most of the kids here were either Green or Blue, with a small tight-knit group of Yellows that didn’t really socialize outside of their own circle.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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