He said nothing to that; he merely tightened his lips.

Yuma merely tightened his arms and held her where she was.

She tried to move, but the webbing merely tightened around her limbs.

But Jeff merely tightened his arms, keeping her close.

John merely tightened his hold, while taking care not to hurt her.

She squirmed against his grip, but the fingers merely tightened.

But she merely tightened her grip on the wheel and eased the truck forward.

He had put a hand on her arm, and when she tried to free it, he merely tightened his hold.

The chief engineer, though, merely tightened her jaw and accepted the drink.

She would have moved away, far away, but his arm merely tightened around her.