in a tight spot

Example Sentences

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Above-target inflation and a cooling labor market have put the Federal Reserve in a tight spot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

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

It all has the Lakers in a tight spot, the team needing to be aggressive and, perhaps, even overpay to give James the best possible shot at another deep playoff run.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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