Sentence examples for tighten something from inspiring English sources

Then they tighten something or loosen something, nod sympathetically to my wife, and head for the door — fast — leaving me with flecks on the glasses and mounting disappointment.

I felt irrevocably grieved, wounded, but a part of my feelings started to tighten; something went dead; something is still crying.

We would tighten something in the bathroom or loosen something in the kitchen.

Ireland is planning to cut the pay of public workers, again, and fiscal tightening — something needed to fight inflation, not deflation — is the order of the day in many countries.

I always want to change something – make something clearer, tighten it up, add something... 10.

As my finger hovered over the send button, I felt something tighten around me, and like Tahir, I was paralyzed by the decision in front of me.

The minute you feel something tighten up anywhere, try to push the pain out.

One consequence is that if Italy misses its target of a balanced budget next year, it is unlikely to be forced to tighten fiscal policy again — something that would risk sucking Italy into a Greek-style austerity spiral.

Extending the metaphor, while Wal-Mart is positioned to pay reduced tolls, the Republican mantra sounds something like, tighten the belts, up gas prices and keep the riff-raff off the roads through austerity measures and deficit reduction.

"With the delay, I was kind of concerned with my body or something tightening up, but I was able to loosen up and I felt good".

It's not actually too bad though — and gives something grippy to tighten your palm around.