How to Use taut in a Sentence
taut
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To find the right rope length, stand on the middle of the rope and pull it taut.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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Omar held up his hand and kept the rope taut with the other.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
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The edges of the skin were bubbled and charred, but the center was taut and stretchy.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022
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Look for pomegranates that feel heavy with firm, taut skin.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2021
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Pull skin taut and swiftly peel back with the grain of your hair.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
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Pull it taut with one hand and use the razor with the other.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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The ham is taut and chewy and pleasantly stringy in places.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
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Sharp ribs and taut thighs versus how tender the pink soles of his feet had looked.
—Jessica Leon, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2023
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Attach cords to the grommets on the side or corners, and tie them to trees or stake the cords down to keep it taut.
—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
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Wish’s taut writing makes the book a cut above the average who-done-it.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
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Weilerstein’s lines were pulled taut like the cables of a bridge.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
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The ride is taut and well damped, and the car stays flat and secure during cornering.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
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As for the eggplant, choose vegetables with shiny, taut skin and firm stems.
—Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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In the clip, J.Lo is wearing a tiny red string bikini that shows off her taut torso.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
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One lasts a taut 104 minutes; the other runs nearly twice as long.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
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After building the frame out of four bamboo poles joined by twine, run the twine up and down the frame, keeping it taut.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
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Most men’s razors sit at a 30-degree angle to help keep the skin taut and avoid nicks and bleeding.
—Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
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The first features the title of the book against a bright blue sky littered with clouds while a taut white bedsheet stands in the grass below.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2022
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Keep skin tight: Maintain a smooth, steady skin surface by turning your face to the right angle and pulling the skin taut.
—Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
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My line went taut, and then the rig danced down the gunnel like a sewing machine needle toward the motor.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
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Pull tight, repeat once more between the next pair of eyelets, then re-lace to the top and the knot will stay taut, locking your foot in place.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
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Run is a taut thriller that feels like an elevated Lifetime movie in all the right ways.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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Katie Kitamura’s fourth novel spins a taut web of dread from the start.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2021
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The mood is as stiff as Betty’s early-1960s get-up: a polka-dot frock with a full skirt, modest hemline and taut bodice.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
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Explore See latest videos, charts and news The quintet’s fifth full-length is a dreamy yet taut melding of their strengths.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
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The sculpture’s distinctive form — at once soft and hard, taut and floppy — calls to mind a Phrygian cap.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
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Read and walked and ordered tagliatelle—ribbons dyed black with squid ink, mixed up with the taut rubber bands of the squid themselves.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
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Midpalate of green limes, green apples and a tinge of honey in a wine bathed with taut acidity.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
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Pull it taut, fitting the shoulder onto a corner of the rectangular end of the board.
—Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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Through the use of sound (the storm lashes on throughout the night) and shadowy cinematography, a great sense of unease cloaks this taut bone-chiller, a chamber piece played to perfection by its two leads.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
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