| When the ciliary muscle is relaxed, the ring enlarges away from the lens and the suspensory ligaments are tautened, flattening the lens into a shape suitable for viewing distant objects. |
| The skin is incredibly smoothed, tautened and firmed. |
| From the first application, your skin instantly feels firmer and tautened. |
| Francis Bacon once pointed out the amazing boniness of a particular Degas pastel — how the top of the model's spine seemed almost to break through the tautened skin as she craned forward to dry her hair. |
| The coach sound system hums, as if something tautened is endlessly reverberating. |
| The chip hose and the power cable are suspended on rollers on the wire, which is tautened between two posts. |
