Sentence examples for was tightening from inspiring English sources

His face was tightening.

But everything was tightening.

But the net was tightening.

Mr. Lanigan said he was tightening oversight.

But now it was tightening the leash.

Even then, the circle around Bush was tightening.

Ms. Giannini worried that the market was tightening, with pent-up demand and shrinking inventory.

Her scar tissue was tightening, causing her wound to become more pronounced.

But she said the StatCounter ranking showed the market was tightening.

"When everybody else was tightening their belts, we were expanding," said the artistic director, Kevin McKenzie.

As shock at news of the 69-year-old's death reverberated, that circle was tightening.