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How to use taut in a sentence

Instead, the ball was mostly in Green’s hands as Curry began his cuts, allowing their best passer to dice up the defense while their best cutter stretched it taut.

STEPH CURRY IS CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISELOUIS ZATZMANJUNE 16, 2022FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

In Smallwood’s taut debut, this charming yet profound narrator relays amusing observations on her ever-collapsing universe.

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The taut game had quickly slackened, and a ruthless Carlsen consolidated his advantage.

AFTER ANOTHER BLUNDER, THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IS OFF THE RAILSOLIVER ROEDERDECEMBER 7, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

From my standpoint — I wasn’t born until seven years later — the culture of that period seems marked by tension, diffusion, doubt, repetition, foreboding, lengthiness, savviness, taut aggression, wary knowledge, inspired dread, disciplined joy.

JOHN COLTRANE AND THE ESSENCE OF 1961BEN RATLIFFNOVEMBER 3, 2021WASHINGTON POST

In fairness, the storytelling in Lupin doesn’t have quite the same taut precision as, say, The Parallax View.

IF TV IS THE NEW FILM, WE NEED MORE SHOWS LIKE LUPINJUDY BERMANJUNE 10, 2021TIME

In a taut Game 6 at home, Pierce hit a three at the buzzer that forced overtime — or would have forced overtime, had it not come a fingertip after the buzzer.

THESE WIZARDS ARE MANY THINGS AS THEY ENTER THE PLAYOFFS. AFRAID IS NOT ONE OF THEM.BARRY SVRLUGAMAY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POST

They attach the fiber optic cable at the top and stretch it to the bottom, so it’s taut.

ENVIRONMENT REPORT: SCIENTISTS MIGHT HAVE QUICKER FIX TO PREDICT BLUFF COLLAPSEMACKENZIE ELMERAPRIL 12, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

The atmosphere seemed drawn taut before him as though it must any instant split open upon a sound of crying.

THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD

As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails bellied taut, with the wind filling and overflowing them.

THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN

How his fingers tingled with anticipation when he grasped the taut double line!

GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON

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