Her shoulders, strained taut, fell suddenly; she covered her face with her hands.

The old sea-captain's taut shoulders strained the sleeves of his Trader's robe.

The tac officer said nothing for a second, but then a green light flashed on her boards and her taut shoulders relaxed imperceptibly.

As he "lis- tened," the Adept's taut shoulders abruptly relaxed.

Spencer dipped the washcloth in the warm water, wrung it out, and brushed it across her taut shoulders.

His jerkin stretched across shoulders taut with rage.

Standing behind Michael he began rubbing his taut muscular shoulders.

I relaxed my suddenly taut shoulders and smiled.

As the king turned away, trembling, Michaela came to him, gently laying a hand on one taut shoulder.

One by one, they opened their eyes, stretched taut shoulders, looked around.