tight
adjective
firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure.
tightly
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a word derived from
tight.
Example Sentences
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Direct hits on an airport have long been an aviation insurance doomsday scenario, given that billions of dollars worth of planes sit tightly next to each other and could be wiped out en masse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
This is less than the projected increases for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which are more tightly focused on investment banking and wealth management than the other four.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Press is only very rarely allowed on the grounds - meaning that photography of the wood and stone cabins and lodges that make up most of the facility are tightly controlled.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
With the 19 addresses of “So Ordered”—each adapted as a tightly reasoned essay—Justice Alito affords the legal commentariat an unexacting way to understand his thought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar,” I advised her tightly, sharing one of Aunt Kitty’s bits of wisdom.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
