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Meanings of tight embrace in English

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Usage of tight embrace in English
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In the tight embrace of the Conservatives, the Lib Dems were crushed.
The Guardian
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The administration is now holding the welfare state in tight embrace.
The new yorker
3
Drawing himself over to her, he picked her up in a tight embrace.
Skylark Three
4
Rory ambled up to her and gave her a tight embrace.
Heaven and the heather
5
He and Abdi wrapped their arms around each other in a tight embrace.
News.com.au
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Alexia ran to her, crouching down to wrap her in a tight embrace.
Timeless
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The other women crouched down behind her in a tight embrace.
Dolly departed
8
Juliana pushed at him in an attempt to break free of his tight embrace.
Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
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The awful combatants held each other in a tight embrace.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
10
She held out her arms to him, and he sank into her tight embrace.
Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
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John closed his eyes and shuddered as he held Ingrith in a tight embrace.
The viking takes a knight
12
Filled with joy, he caught her in a tight embrace.
The Dragon King’s Palace
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Already he was twisting his wedding ring from its tight embrace of his finger.
Good things I wish you
14
I miss your sweet smiling face and your tight embrace.
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
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The combatants swayed back and forth across the narrow room, locked in a tight embrace.
Her Weight in Gold
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The two rolled over and over, locked in a tight embrace, and uttering hoarse cries.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common