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: being in financial difficulties
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Examples of uptight in a Sentence
If our flight is delayed, there's nothing we can do. There's no reason to get so uptight about it.
I don't know why people are so uptight about sex.
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Some parts of the main property date all the way back to 1780, and the look and feel is traditional and polished, but not uptight.
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
The fun in 1984 of a fish-out-of-water Black cop getting endless amusement from uptight bougie white folks in a city that reeks of insular wealth and entitlement just seems old hat now.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Of course, a sitcom heroine needs a love interest, and Fielding gave Bridget two: the dreamy but uptight Mark Darcy and the dreamy but toxic Daniel Cleaver.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Released in 2003 to a worldwide gross of over $160M, Freaky Friday introduced viewers to Tess Coleman, a single mother and uptight psychiatrist, and her rebellious teenage daughter, Anna.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2024
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
The fun in 1984 of a fish-out-of-water Black cop getting endless amusement from uptight bougie white folks in a city that reeks of insular wealth and entitlement just seems old hat now.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Of course, a sitcom heroine needs a love interest, and Fielding gave Bridget two: the dreamy but uptight Mark Darcy and the dreamy but toxic Daniel Cleaver.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Released in 2003 to a worldwide gross of over $160M, Freaky Friday introduced viewers to Tess Coleman, a single mother and uptight psychiatrist, and her rebellious teenage daughter, Anna.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2024
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“Uptight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptight. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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uptight
adjective
up·tight
ˈəp-ˈtīt 
(ˌ)əp-ˈtīt,
ˌəp-ˌtīt
: being tense, nervous, or uneasy
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