Sentence examples for uptight I from inspiring English sources

And in some of your more uptight (i.e., "nicer") neighborhoods, the local spy agency (i.e., homeowners association) won't let you install them.

I have been awfully uptight, I say.

"I was so uptight I could hardly breathe.

Ehrmann". "When you're all uptight, I think it's a cheap shot to say, 'Dear girl, go placidly.' When I'm uptight, I can'to go placidly.

"I was just too uptight; I just couldn't sling them in fast enough," she said.

I must confess Her other work — "Orlando," starring Tilda Swinton, so uptight I could have killed her, And "The Tango Lesson" — left me numb.

"Hey, I'm frigid, I'm uptight, and I'm mean/Hey, I'm not gonna give you any of my money," goes another.

My suspicion is that she thinks I'm really uptight, and I guess I am compared to her.

("I feel uptight when I walk in the city/I feel so cold when I'm at home," goes the fidgety title track).

"I think I'm too uptight, so I'm trying to loosen up".

Then, I get uptight when I watch even a snippet of these debates.