in a tight spot
Example Sentences
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While that leaves Warsh in a tight spot, it may not mean rate hikes are coming.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Super Micro also found itself in a tight spot in August 2024, when a report by a short seller raised concerns about the firm’s accounting practices.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
These revolutionary changes seem to put workers in a tight spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Another crab keeper, Mary Akers, once witnessed a crab stuck in a tight spot chirping until a friend came to rescue it.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
We hadn’t scammed Robbie, but we’d worked him in a way that felt downright sleazy, and I’d ended up in a tight spot.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
