1.   The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.

2.   As she expected, her forehead smoothed out like a sheet pulled taut.

3.   That way, after the cables are threaded through the holes, they can be pulled taut to form a conical shape that reaches the ground.

4.   The cable is laid in a conduit before the concrete is poured, and after the concrete hardens, the cable is pulled taut.

5.   The cables were then pulled taut by hydraulic jacks, stabilizing the cantilevers.

6.   The leather upholstery used to be pulled taut, for example, is now loosely gathered to look and feel more sumptuous.

7.   Thread the strap end through the buckle and pull it taut.

8.   Steel cables will be attached along one side of the beams and pulled taut with hundreds of tons of pressure to counteract the forces trying to make them bend.