Sentence examples for stretched tight from inspiring English sources
His lips are stretched tight and his cheeks are pale.
Dean's face was turning purple and his neck muscles were stretched tight.
A small red satchel, stretched tight with all his belongings, leaned against his foot.
Mr. Jernigan, the U-Store-It executive, says budgets are stretched tight.
She was wearing a faded blue sweatshirt, the sleeves rolled up, the hem stretched tight.
Stretched tight over the frame, the vinyl awnings seem not elegant but shrink wrapped.
Nerves are stretched tighter in the financial services and construction industries.
The money is a much-needed boost, since budgets are stretched tighter than a high wire.
And while we're being shady, guest judge Olivia Newton John's face looked stretched tighter than those pants she wore in Grease.
Alan offers financial help to see Raff complete his studies, but with Caroline also needing a financial leg-up from Celia to wrest her home from duplicitous husband John, resources are stretched tighter than an overworked whippet's hamstring.
As any caregiver of young tots knows, this can be a back-breaking task that involves awkward tugging, whining (both by child and adult) and spaghetti stretched tights.
