UPTIGHT in a Sentence

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Example sentences for UPTIGHT, such as:

1. Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
2. Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.
3. Where I get a little uptight is when I think about the current job hunt and I'm told I don't have enough experience.

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 Meanings and Examples of UPTIGHT
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uptight
 a.  being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
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Example Sentence:
1  Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight.
2  Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.
3  Where I get a little uptight is when I think about the current job hunt and I'm told I don't have enough experience.
4  He fashions a starchy, uptight world-class pianist by capturing that essence of self control.