His voice sounded tight and remote, and for a moment, he seemed lost in thought.

Jaim's voice sounded tight and dry in his throat.

It sounded so tight and compromised, and it was such a gas doing it.

And I know I sound rather tight but actually I've only had one tiny drink.

"Madeleine," he called in a voice that sounded tight and strained, 'are you all right?

His voice sounds tight and tense.

The earlier movements of the Brahms, though somewhat more tidily played, sounded tight and forced, missing the work's quintessential ease.

The phone talker's throat sounded tight and dry, reflecting how everyone felt.

He was sure she meant it, but her voice sounded tight and cool.

"I know him," he said, his voice sounding tight and unnatural.