Sentence examples for belts tight from inspiring English sources

Cars were few and small, vacations modest, belts tight.

And the scenesters are the result of melding hipsters and gravers, identifiable by their studded belts, tight clothing and maybe a black handkerchief in the back pocket.

As you would expect from Volvo, safety features abound, including front, side and head air bags; antilock four-wheel disc brakes; front seats with restraints that guard against whiplash; and pretensioners that pull the belts tight in a crash.

DH The kind of sport that might feature on Last of the Summer Wine, Countryfile or as a feature introduced by Gyles Brandreth on The One Show, the sport of ferret-legging is a test of endurance in which competitors take turns to securely tie their trousers at the ankles, introduce a pair of vicious, red-eyed foot-long carnivores and then yank their belts tight to prevent the animals from escaping.

Any kind of restricting clothing, like belts, tight pants, or even shoes, can obstruct the circulation.

And industry, keeping its belt tight, is less willing to add new workers even as profit prospects improve.

He is still strapped to his mangled blue chair, the belt tight across his lap.It begins to rain, but only lightly.

Whether that was part of Stefano Pilati's vision for his final Yves Saint Laurent collection, he has his own take on women: strong, forceful, a silhouette enveloped in black leather belted tight at the waist.

Matt, slightly off to the left, was slightly more stoic, dressed sensibly in a button-down shirt with sleeves rakishly rolled to the elbows, tucked into slacks and belted tight.

"Strength and fragility — there is a fine line and a certain solitude," said the designer backstage, as if referring to khaki military jackets, belted tight at the waist and torn at the neckline; or perhaps the big, bold, almost 1980s-style tunic with a back zipper half undone and revealing a naked shoulder.

These cars are not the cocoons of metal and glass that carry us silently, belted tight, from one place to another while the children are anesthetized by the videoscreen in the backseat and the navigation system makes sure we don't suffer the inconvenience of a wrong turn.