The voice seemed to come from a space where abstract lines curled in tight patterns, but I knew that was an illusion.

"We're running a very tight pattern here, and we can't afford to have anyone miss their place."

It therefore tends to give tighter, smaller patterns than lead.

The tests confirmed that steel shot almost always gives denser, tighter patterns than lead.

They made a tight pattern on and around a reading chair.

No matter how much he nagged and chivvied, the pilots couldn't seem to hold a tight pattern for two minutes on end.

Grimaldi flew another tight pattern and came in too.

His shells painted a tight bright pattern in the forest on the whale's back.

The newborn lambs have a tight, curly pattern of hair.

She searched this room with an even tighter pattern of surveillance.