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
Though Valadon contours her son beautifully, capturing the tautness of his belly and the turn of his foot, even conveying the childish smoothness of his skin, the line itself is slow and thick.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
As the adoption made me feel more secure, the tautness in my stomach relaxed, and I found that I was interested in new foods.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
