1
By dint of great exertion I brought the tight cord against the blade.
2
Her handkerchief, twisted into a tight cord, was knotted nervously.
3
The tight cord is the easiest to snap.
4
They were small, maybe six by eight inches, wood-bound, held together by tight cords, the pages coarse and thick.
5
'I have put it in this way, "The tight cord is the easiest to snap."'