Sentence examples for To tightened from inspiring English sources
verb
To make tighter.
- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
The number of foreclosures has declined as banks responded to tightened oversight in some jurisdictions.
Fewer refugees arrived in 2003, apparently in response to tightened entrance policies.
The cost of hiring more security personnel and other expenses related to tightened security have merely added to the burden.
A senior Israeli official attributed the drop to tightened Israeli security and international pressure on Mr. Arafat.
They are daily recipients of care from others, many of whom are migrants, and whose service – thanks to tightened budgets – is unsatisfactory.
In the past, security and intelligence experts said, Al Qaeda has proved adept at shifting its targets in response to tightened security.
The net began to tighten.
Everyone else will have to tighten.
But everyone needs to tighten their belts".
Another solution is to tighten fiscal policy.
The labour market continues to tighten.
