taut
Example Sentences
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No surprise, the CX-50 has some handles, with taut body control and keen line-tracing in transient cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
What ensues is a brilliantly taut ensemble piece.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Exploring these craggy psychological contours from the perspectives of the investigators, the accused’s shocked parents, and a psychologist tasked with evaluating the boy and his parents in four taut episodes is equally impressive.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
“Forensic Files stories” are told in a taut 22 minutes without teasers and repetition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
His arms were surprisingly taut with muscles, as if he’d spent the past week sword fighting.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
