cramped

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How to use cramped in a sentence

I’m glad to at least see some recognition that these workers are on the front lines of this pandemic in so many ways, interacting with customers in person, waiting on people without masks, working in cramped kitchens.

NYC RESTAURANT WORKERS RUSH TO GET VACCINATED AS ELIGIBILITY OPENSAMANDA KLUDTFEBRUARY 8, 2021EATER

It’s cramped, and she fears her children aren’t getting the individualized attention in remote learning they need.

THE RACIAL DISPARITIES OVER WHO IS RETURNING TO D.C. CLASSROOMS PUTS EQUITY SPOTLIGHT ON REOPENING PLANPERRY STEINJANUARY 31, 2021WASHINGTON POST

They may also get a boost in durability because none of the delicate electronic bits need to be crammed inside of a cramped ear canal.

BOSE BUILT A NEW KIND OF WORKOUT EARBUD TO KEEP YOU SAFE WHILE YOU SWEATSTAN HORAZEKJANUARY 5, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

They faced language barriers, health disparities and a work environment that forced them into cramped spaces.

AS COVID-19 RAVAGED THIS IOWA CITY, OFFICIALS DISCOVERED MEATPACKING EXECUTIVES WERE THE ONES IN CHARGEBY MICHAEL GRABELL AND BERNICE YEUNGDECEMBER 21, 2020PROPUBLICA

It’s been tough, she says, particularly on her eighth-grader, who is learning to navigate virtual school from their cramped apartment.

A TIME TO SPLURGE OR A TIME TO SCRAPE BY: HOLIDAYS EXPOSE WIDENING DISPARITY AMONG U.S. FAMILIESABHA BHATTARAIDECEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Again and again, with the raw elements of this cramped life, Gallen manages to evoke in us a wave of complex feelings.

MAKE ROOM FOR ‘BIG GIRL, SMALL TOWN’RON CHARLESDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST

It’s easier to do the high-stakes matching of patterns in the privacy of your own home than in a cramped space with people waiting on the other side of the curtain.

PENNSYLVANIA’S NEW VOTE-BY-MAIL LAW EXPANDS ACCESS FOR EVERYONE EXCEPT THE POORBY JONATHAN LAI, SAMANTHA MELAMED AND MICHAELLE BOND, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIREROCTOBER 22, 2020PROPUBLICA

At first, the environmental and clean energy negotiators tried to meet with Dominion representatives in the cramped state legislative building, even in the room designated for news conferences.

INSIDE THE UTILITY COMPANY LOBBYING BLITZ THAT WILL HIKE ELECTRIC BILLSBY PATRICK WILSON, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCHOCTOBER 9, 2020PROPUBLICA

All of that screen real estate can be a big sacrifice to workers that might be already be dealing with more cramped workspaces than they’re used to in the office.

REMOTION RAISES $13M TO CREATE A WORKPLACE VIDEO PLATFORM FOR SHORT, SPONTANEOUS CONVERSATIONSLUCAS MATNEYOCTOBER 6, 2020TECHCRUNCH

That’s comparable to Mercedes’ Smart Fortwo, and ideal for squeezing into cramped parking spots on bustling city streets.

THIS TINY ELECTRIC CAR IS SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES IN CHINAVANESSA BATES RAMIREZOCTOBER 1, 2020SINGULARITY HUB

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