straiten
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No one can wish to straiten his chance of acquittal, or to inquire too curiously whether there be not a pretext for closing the door that now stands ajar.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
I absolutely must reform, for I do not propose that my father shall straiten himself for me; and that is what will happen if I continue to lead the life I have been leading.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
Many of those things that trouble and straiten thee, it is in thy XXXI.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
His most celebrated saying was, " Be constant in meditation on death: if thou bein straitened case 'twill enlarge it, and if in affluence 'twill straiten it upon thee."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Does he not, at this instant, straiten and invade your confederates, whom you have solemnly sworn to protect?
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
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Pygmalion
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"A Day's Work," Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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