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Meanings of pulled taut in English

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Usage of pulled taut in English
1
The lines were pulled taut, and the protocarpus tree was lifted clear.
Jurassic Park
2
Her vision blurred and stretched, a movie still pulled taut as skin.
Audrey's door
3
Her cloak pulled taut against her neck before the clasp let go.
Shades of gray
4
She is in her mid forties but her skin is pulled taut.
Blackbird
5
The dogs jerked and strained in their harnesses; the towline pulled taut.
Down river
6
A membrane of ancient skin is pulled taut over the eye sockets.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
7
The bow had been pulled taut and the arrow was ready to fly.
The reversal
8
Portia's is a society now pulled taut to breaking point.
Children of Time
9
The rope pulled taut, but moved easily without getting caught.
Riding the storm
10
The rope pulled taut between them, started smoking a raw groove through Bess's hands.
Stinger
11
The rope was tangled in nearby trees, pulled taut across his right arm and shoulder.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
One end of the rope had been pulled taut over a beam by his tormentors.
The Centralia Conspiracy
13
It took a moment, then he realized that the uncoiled wire was being pulled taut.
Quest for the well of souls
14
Her hand drew back, the silver string pulled taut.
The Book of Life
15
The metal cable from the winch was pulled taut.
The Lost World
16
It felt like a cold, wet rope being pulled taut and she simply stopped breathing.
Something in the water
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Pulled taut across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common