Sentence examples for play tighten from inspiring English sources

In the world of "The Chi," scenes of carefree play tighten tediously into fugues of desperation and rage.

The match play tightened and became compelling.

The play tightened, and the Rangers had numerous chances to win in regulation and overtime.

That is partly inherent in the script, yet further trims are needed in the middle of this nearly two-and-a-half-hour, intermissionless play to tighten the pace.

Senator Rubio, seen by some as a likely contender for his party's nomination in 2016 in part because of his Cuban heritage, meanwhile accused the White House of trying to play down tightening border controls which the group has said must be a condition of offering citizenship.

Peer herself has had nothing but praise for the event – even though all her matches are played amid tightened security on an outside court and she has to change in a separate room from all the other women.

Tragically, however, Barton's last big project, Tantalus, has left unhealed scars: dealing with the origins, climax and aftermath of the Trojan war, it led to a Homeric row when Peter Hall removed one of the original plays and tightened the narrative structure in advance of the Denver premiere.

The Caps will have to tighten their play in front of the net if they want to repeat.

When you have reached the BUBBLE position, you will notice that the players left, usually starts to tighten their play.

But Penberthy says that no matter what league his side are playing in they must tighten up.

Fred and his hooligan pals are vaguely acquainted with Len from their school days, and the network of thinly forged connections circumscribes the world of the play and slowly tightens around the characters like a noose.