tightly
- a word derived from tight.
Example Sentences
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Tightly roll, making sure the filling doesn’t ooze out.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
Tightly holding her citizenship certificate against her chest, Patrice Ann Robertson wiped away a tear; she's now officially Ghanaian nearly a decade after she started living in the west African country.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Tightly packed lines of handwriting laid bare her mindset as she was taken off duty as a nurse and the net closed in.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
Tightly controlled yet somehow relaxed, Lewis gives a performance in which the coldblooded manipulator and the sentimentally loyal bro coexist at every moment.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
Tightly knit cultures or subcultures, such as that of the police, represent a different kind of locked door.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
