How to Use tight-knit in a Sentence

tight-knit

adjective
  • Ware saw more reminders of that group, too, in how tight-knit this room was.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
  • As for the former, the KC locker room is known to be tight-knit.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
  • For that reason, the community got very tight-knit very fast.
    — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • As a result, these communities were known for being tight-knit and strong.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
  • The Scott trio have talked in the past about how tight-knit and supportive their family is.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
  • This Chabad community, as are others, is very tight-knit.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Martin Short‘s family is very tight-knit.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Piner says the community is tight-knit and more diverse than in its early years.
    — Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what’s made the city welcoming, innovative and tight-knit.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
  • That same sentiment is heard throughout the small and tight-knit submersible industry.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Wahlberg credits his wife for keeping the family tight-knit and together.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Sosa said those who have been at the scene are all from the same part of Guatemala, and described the community as tight-knit.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Fonseca’s family is tight-knit and provides a fortress of well-being.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • But online, small but tight-knit fandoms have taken it upon themselves to face down streaming giants over their beloved shows.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
  • The whole group is tight-knit, celebrating one another’s success.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 May 2025
  • My family is very tight-knit and supportive now, and with the exception of a few, may have supported me back then, too.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Superb fairy-wrens families are very tight-knit, and are comprised of two to six individuals.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Dallam describes the farmers in Harford County as tight-knit.
    — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the mountains of North Carolina, the mom community is both tight-knit and spread out.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The Middleton family is known for being very tight-knit, and that has grown to include William.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The warm and tight-knit community is just one reason Ithalia Johnson returned.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The cast, tight-knit, weave their way in and out of the rooms of the home, Teresa only occasionally stepping out to meet with friends.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • These towns and neighborhoods are often tight-knit, and the loss of young lives leaves a profound emotional impact on not only the school but the nation.
    — Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • As tight-knit as the Garveys are, there are now far too many ways they could be caught for their part in covering up JP’s murder.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The figure skating community is tight-knit, and many of our students and coaches have trained and competed alongside those who were lost.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The show ended in 1995 after an eight-year run, but the cast has remained tight-knit and reunited several times.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Furthermore, the composing industry is tight-knit, male dominated and has no union.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
  • And Ross's big family — five kids and eight grandchildren — is particularly tight-knit.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The town is decidedly sleepy, in the best way possible, and since there are so few people who live here, the community in Putney is very tight-knit.
    — Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Though the family is tight-knit, both Fisher and Cohen have refrained from posting their children on social media.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023

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