taut
Example Sentences
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Grasping a pair of dark grey trousers, it raised its upper body to stretch the fabric taut, before laying it flat and arranging it into neat halves.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Sometimes I imagine the table, the net taut as a border fence.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
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
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 The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The howling wind pulled his tail taut, pinned his whiskers flat against his cheeks.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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