Sentence examples for tight give from inspiring English sources

Deep, heavy clouds loom over them, and her wide-brimmed hat and black coat pulled tight give the portrait an otherworldly quality.

If it's a bit tight, give it a gentle tap with a hammer.

Security in the capital is especially tight, given Congo's history of assassinations.

Understandable if he was feeling tight given the amount of expectation on him.

"You've got frustration: we were tight, giving the ball away in our team play.

Credit conditions for many corporations remain tight, given historically high loan-to-deposit ratios at commercial banks.

This new vision, in short, means promoting youngsters rather than buying in players, because money is tight given the new stadium plans.

She had a pale, round face, like a doll's; her hair in a bun, drawn back tight, gave her prominent ears.

An unanticipated minicelebration is going on at the moment, though its focus is tight, giving lovers of piano music two opportunities to hear a single work: the second book of Debussy's "Préludes".

She added: "That is, despite the very low level of interest rates and all the attention to the growth of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, current monetary policy is in fact unusually tight given the condition of the economy".

When I dug up the dead plant to see what had happened, I found that its roots never did take hold and the planting hole was rather tight, giving little encouragement for anything to grow.