All 5 Uses
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Alas, Babylon
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- Her mouth, usually agile and humorous, was drawn into a taut, colorless line.†
Chpt 3 *
- The Admiral was a taut, neatly made man who had weighed 133 when he boxed for the Academy and who weighted 133 now.†
Chpt 6
- Sam Hazzard was not as tall as Lib and his weathered skin was drawn tautly over fine bones.†
Chpt 9
- He unconsciously squeezed until the tendons on his forearm stood out like taut wires.†
Chpt 10
- Ben Franklin stood firm, chin outthrust, taut facial muscles containing his emotions.†
Chpt 13
Definitions:
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(1)
(taut) pulled or drawn tight;
or: subjected to great tension - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)