straitjacket

Example Sentences

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Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And she suggested replacing the contentious Let's Create strategy, which she said was widely seen as a straitjacket, "stifling artistic innovation and creativity".

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

It makes the whole project less overwhelming — more a compass than a straitjacket.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

And if you think having Problems in American Democracy is a fun way to end the day, you need a snug-fitting straitjacket.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel