Sentence examples for we were tightening from inspiring English sources
I worked on the oil rigs near Roosevelt Utah and we were tightening the nuts on these big bolts that hold these huge valves together that would prevent a blowback from happening.
"We're not downsizing, we're tightening," Ms. Philbin explained.
We are tightening up the rules to ensure taxpayers' and the UK's interests are protected".
"Broadly speaking, we are tightening the protective net around New York City," Mr. Kelly said.
"We're tightening the noose," said General Franks, commander of the United States Central Command.
"These are areas we're tightening up before this starts next year, and I believe we will be able to tighten this up," he said.
We still have a lot of work to do, but we're tightening the gap between theory and practice.
"We are tightening the screws on rogue employers who try to abuse workers on zero-hours contracts," he said.
"We are tightening the belt on overtime," he added, "just trying to run the airline as efficiently as possible".
"To that end, we are tightening and increasing our security in cooperation with the F.B.I. and local law enforcement".
