Sentence examples for shut tightly from inspiring English sources

A rear side door of the test car never shut tightly on the first try, even with a window open.

"I yelled out, 'Gus, are you O.K.?"' He testified that Mr. Christofi's eyes were shut tightly and that he was gasping as blood from the chest wound spread across his shirt.

The phrase, spoken by Claudio in Measure for Measure, came to mind as my eyes fell on their faces and shut tightly, as though reflexively shamed by the indecency of looking at them.

Still lingering in bed, you close your tired eyes and hold them shut tightly; you really believe if you force them hard enough that when you open them again your baby will be there snoring in his bed, rolling around occasionally and getting comfortable; the quiet of the room punctuated by the sweetness of half-awake baby giggles.

Icelandic houses are generally quite well insulated with windows that shut tightly and seemed to offer some protection.

Tie the bag shut tightly.

"We try very hard to come home, all of us, but the door is shut very tightly".

But how did a clam, known for its ability to shut itself tightly, clamping its shell, get its name?

The doors appear to be tightly shut.

He kept his mouth tightly shut.

Engineers work with only one manufacturer and doors -- and mouths -- are tightly shut.