How do you use Tightened in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like demanding, plus the exact meaning.
Tightened in a sentence
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Tightened meaning
simple past and past participle of tighten
Synonyms of Tightened
Example sentences (20)
This measure was tightened in 2005 in a Decree issued by the President of the Republic, and remains in place today.
But the race tightened when Harris hit the campaign trail and she developed a small lead that she has maintained since.
The polls tightened after the Scottish Government’s white paper and George Osborne ruling out a currency union.
Those restrictions have tightened amid the latest outbreak of war, with Israel saying it must limit Hamas’ access to weapons.
The clamp and arm can be adjusted separately and then tightened when you find your preferred position.
Another official mentioned that apart from various legal actions, the procedure for new GST registration is also being tightened.
After such a lavish outlay over the summer, the purse strings are likely to be tightened next month.
The upheaval likely tightened credit conditions faster and beyond what the Federal Reserve's rate hikes alone had done until then.
On Friday, it tightened sanctions on Russia in response to Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities.
And in response to unsubstantiated claims of widespread mail voter fraud, some have tightened their signature verification processes.
Of the average debt, 30 per cent was informal loans, up from about 20 per cent in 2023 as banks have tightened credit, Thanavath said.
That was highly visible to the folks in Ken Caryl and Ken Caryl Ranch, and that tightened their awareness, along with the Marshall Fire.
As the Diet liberalized its strict immigration policies, it tightened the rules for refugees.
Concern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.
Millions of people have used it to stop a door hinge from squeaking to loosen nuts and bolts in a car that have been tightened up too far.
Kosovo authorities have already tightened security around Sunday's game by announcing that each of the 14,000 tickets will be personalised.
But Thomas Jefferson’s defense tightened in the second half to hold the Tigers to 44 yards.
The Biden administration has tightened restrictions and sanctions on Iran in recent weeks.
This raises the possibility that monetary policy may have been tightened too much in 2023.
At the same time, the military has tightened its aid blockade on more than half a million people in the northern Gaza Strip in recent weeks.
Common combinations with tightened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tightened the 16×
- have tightened 15×
- tightened in 14×
- be tightened 14×
- been tightened 14×
- tightened restrictions 14×
- tightened up 13×
- tightened its 12×
- has tightened 12×
- tightened their 9×
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