Sentence examples for had tightened from inspiring English sources

Another two said they had tightened.

The atmosphere in the room had tightened suddenly.

Her usual torrent of words had tightened to near haiku.

Administration officials said today that they had tightened their procedures.

The Bush administration had tightened up on releases after the Sept. 11 attacks.

The last one, revealing how Facebook users had tightened their privacy settings, took seven years.

But McGrady's balky left knee had tightened and he begged off, D'Antoni said.

By that night, the vice grip around her chest had tightened.

But instead of seeking reconciliation, George H. W. Bush had tightened the embargo further.

But he noted that food inspections by the Chinese government had tightened recently.

She said she had tightened up and she could feel her shoulders lifting.