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

In “Agon,” the masterful 1957 collaboration between Balanchine and Stravinsky, a performance of the first pas de trois — with India Bradley, Taylor Stanley and Meaghan Dutton-O’Hara — was mesmerizing in its tautness.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Bowers’ works typically create a vivifying tautness between the individual and the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

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

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

I put a hand on his arm, surprised at the tautness of his body, like a wolf raring for a fight.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir