Use of the word tightening in a sentence example

tightening

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He flinched visibly as if she had slapped him, his fingers tightening on her arm. [Please select]

The Cossacks were untying their horses and tightening their saddle girths. [Please select]

It was like bygone years of another life to appear in defence when the law was tightening round a victim. [Please select]

"It can't be any too hard," answered the man with a grim tightening of the muscles around his mouth. [Please select]

Dick, all unconscious of distant opinion, watched the tightening of the steel belt, and helped in the task. [Please select]

Madden had looked forward with a certain grim tightening of her combative jaws to the home-coming of the "red-head." [Please select]

"Thank you, sir," said Jack, with a tightening around his heart. [Please select]

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