Sentence examples for tight hold from inspiring English sources

This gave her a tight hold on the final eight games and the match.

It was a windy day, and he had to keep a tight hold of his typescript.

After Stoilov's resignation in 1899, Ferdinand maintained a tight hold on Bulgarian domestic politics.

Robinson, the Johnson-manqué, liked to keep a tight hold on his Stop the Week court.

However, an equally important message was that he had a tight hold on spending.

The tight hold, Hoon admitted, meant few people outside Blair's close circle were in the know.

Espinoza then throttled down War Emblem with a tight hold and let him go.

I got a tight hold of her and slit her throat, left ear to right.

The central bank could lift its tight hold on the money supply, allowing devaluation to escalate inflation.

Moscow, which controls many of the pipelines from Russia and central Asia, already has a tight hold on supplies.

Day took a tight hold, lifted the colt's head and asked for what amounted to a jet burst.