straitened

Example Sentences

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If their circumstances are straitened, dreaming is free; Issa and Anton build an imaginary future for him on the basis of watching a dot move on a GPS map.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

But merchants and analysts said the dollarization boost has proven insufficient in the face of limited credit, a depreciating local currency, higher taxes, straitened public spending amid lower oil income, and rising utility bills.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

Indeed, the fans are only now starting to get used to the USA's new straitened circumstances.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

Accepting that award, Sir the Baptist, one of the album’s producers, addressed the straitened finances of historically Black colleges and universities.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Because of our straitened circumstances, my mother moved to Qunu, a slightly larger village north of Mvezo, where she would have the support of friends and relations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela