taut
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Bulldog raised his chin so high his jowls stretched taut.
From Literature
His face was taut, but a small smile played about his lips.
From Literature
Sometimes I imagine the table, the net taut as a border fence.
From Los Angeles Times
My wife and I were in Paris during the tragedy and a decade later, the emotional tether I feel to the city remains taut.
A highlight of the fall theater season was Robert Icke’s gripping “Oedipus,” which reimagined Sophocles’ most famous tragedy as a taut drama about a contemporary political dynasty.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
