Used in a Sentence

taut

How to use taut in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for taut.

Editorial note

Also, GMO tomatoes have poor flavor and too taut a texture…

Examples10
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of taut gathered in one view.

adjective

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

adjective

subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for taut.

adjective

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

adjective

subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

Example sentences

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Also, GMO tomatoes have poor flavor and too taut a texture…

2

We're afraid that when we're old and wrinkly, nobody taut and sexy will want to have sex with us.

3

With taut writing, a lot of that mental clarification is done in your head before it hits the page.

4

But it's not necessarily true that if "verbose repetitive writing", has less information content than "taut clear prose".

5

The taut, clear prose you are talking about is usually higher in total content than masses of verbose, repetitive writing, despite the quantity of words.

6

"The rotation keeps the cable taut, to counter the gravitational pull as robotic, electric “climbers” ride the line up into space carrying the payload.

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The cable has to be "anchored" beyond the point of geostationary orbit in order for it to pull itself taut and keep itself in orbit, else its own weight would cause it to simply fall back to Earth.

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Full health and pension support for all the USA is going to be expensive, and will probably bring the US in line with Europethe issue now is fairness - but even taut is really about ability.

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The fine slender taut Knees that let down her feet upon the air, Young breasts, slim flanks and golden quarries were Odder than when the young distraught Unknown Venetian, painting her portrait, thought He'd not imagined what he painted there.

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Electrostatic forces keep the surface of a liquid as taut as they can. Undisturbed, and notwithstanding internal vibrations, a spherical droplet of liquid will tend to stay in a sphere because not to do so would require an additional expenditure of energy, that is, in order to counteract those electrostatic forces.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use taut in a sentence?

Also, GMO tomatoes have poor flavor and too taut a texture…

What does taut mean?

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

What part of speech is taut?

taut is commonly used as adjective.