straiten

Example Sentences

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At The Paris Metro, we all thought we were living a charmed life, however straitened our individual circumstances might be.

From New York Times

Perhaps, despite poor leadership, straitened circumstances and declining conditions, you believe deeply in your university and its mission of public education, and you know that your work can contribute to it.

From New York Times

Within the straitened limits of network TV formats, the series tried genuinely to plumb the dilemmas of journalism at a time when newspapers still set the nation’s agenda.

From Washington Post

“Under very straitened circumstances - which is what these Games are - we will have, I think, an outstanding track and field championships.”

From Washington Times

“Under very straitened circumstances — which is what these Games are — we will have, I think, an outstanding track and field championships.”

From Seattle Times