tightness
- a word derived from tight.
Example Sentences
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It also recently imported some fuel supplies from India—one of Russia’s biggest oil buyers—in a rare move that underscores the tightness in the products market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Coordinated releases of 400 million barrels of emergency crude-oil reserves by International Energy Agency member countries helped alleviate supply tightness.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
England later said she had suffered "tightness" in her left calf - the same leg as the recent injury - and left the field as a precaution.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But Smith still feels tightness through his right trapezius, when he turns his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tayo coughed and tried to clear the tightness from his throat.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
