tightly drawn
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His smile is both practiced and ingratiating; his eyes seem darker than this film’s eerily black ocean, like velvet curtains tightly drawn.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
It’s the windows with their shades tightly drawn, the phantom deli counters visible through dusty glass, the lingering signage for a Verizon store that doesn’t exist anymore.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
The same is true of thunderstorms, which can form over tightly drawn areas and miss nearby areas—sometimes within a mile—altogether.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2019
To be a boss lady is to reject society’s expectations that women look and behave within tightly drawn boundaries.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
The curtains, tightly drawn, repelled the eddying smoke, which slowly drew toward the fireplace.
From Mortmain by Arthur Cheny Train
