in a tight spot
Example Sentences
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The Bank of Japan is also in a tight spot, as not raising interest rates may lead to accelerating inflation and depreciation of the yen, but doing so could hurt the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Above-target price increases and a weak labor market put the Fed in a tight spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
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
If this amendment passed, some ministers would be in a tight spot.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
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
