It simply tightened its hold on her head, as if to squeeze her thoughts out altogether.

Should the Cubans continue to compete and simply tighten security?

The local warlords and local militias will simply tighten their grip.

I arched my back, trying to free myself, but the guy simply tightened his grip and there was nothing I could do.

She struggled in the farm boys' hands; they simply tightened their grips.

He suggested that simply tightening the agencies' ties would be a better way to help astronomers.

Nellie Hale, a blend of both temperaments, simply tightened her mouth.

Those who have neither the option nor the desire to go abroad must simply tighten their belts.

Simply tighten the thigh muscles, also called the quadriceps, of one leg at a time.

Sometimes, simply tightening the bonnet nut may be the answer.