taut
Example Sentences
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Taut and suspenseful, Daniel Roher’s film plays more like a John le Carré thriller than a true story.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022
Taut, gory and tragic, ”Downfall” explores Hitler’s human side and the hold he had over his followers, which makes him even more of a cautionary monster.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2020
Taut, sparse and exposed, listening to Clouds is a magical, immersive experience.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2019
Taut yellow strings connected the tail fins to the grim mouths of sea bream, their silver backs curved like commas.
From New York Times • May 22, 2019
The legends of the Phœnicians, preserved by Sanchoniathon, tell us that Taautos, or Taut, was the inventor of the alphabet and of the art of writing.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
Vocabulary lists containing taut
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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