tautness

Example Sentences

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In the days leading up to my due date, I snapped pictures in the mirror of my belly under the tautness of a silver dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

I think of Philip Roth’s “Everyman,” the tautness by which it re-creates the life of its protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Pairing her with Paul, who brings a hardened soulfulness to Caleb, freights their adventure with palpable tautness.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

But in a feat of literary archery, Branum’s lyrical prose hits its mark again and again, rich but never overly ripe, delicate but with a tautness that propels the narrative.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

The land would move once more, the sea-anchor ropes would snap to tautness, and the roller coaster would start again.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel