straiten
Example Sentences
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The real-life background to the commercial, in which Gorbachev’s straitened financial circumstances made him willing to become a pitchman for pizza, spoke volumes about how history had already gone off the rails for him.
From Washington Post
Grantham is the birthplace of Margaret Thatcher, an icon of the right who looms large in every Conservative leader contest, but never more so than in these economically straitened times.
From New York Times
This year’s program carries the theme to an extent that is overly optimistic for Russia’s straitened circumstances.
From Seattle Times
Even in straitened times, the Kremlin has a habit of spending on arms rather than people: We can be sure that it won’t be the military budget that Mr. Putin cuts first.
From New York Times
Even in its straitened circumstances it’s a major political contributor, having handed out more than $29 million in the 2020 election cycle.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
