Sentence examples for closes tightly from inspiring English sources

It opens very wide for easy access to contents but also closes tightly to protect against weather.

4. This Italian gray felt bag, roomy and machine-washable, has leather handles and closes tightly with Velcro.

One night, in an effort to shake off the cops, he jumps off a roof and lands in a garbage can whose lid closes tightly above him.

Make sure it closes tightly.

Before cooking, discard any mussels that are open and won't close tightly when tapped.

The ion channels, he and his colleagues found, do not close tightly enough.

A normal aortic valve has three leaflets, or flaps, that open and close tightly to regulate the flow of blood.

A loose joint can be like a loose door hinge that prevents the door from closing tightly.

Tenia's muscular dystrophy has weakened her eyelids, which cannot close tightly, and distorted the curvature of her foot.

The steel gates at either end of the storage pool are also vulnerable to damage during an earthquake and could leak water if they no longer close tightly.

In healthy hearts, valves open wide and close tightly.