tight corner
Example Sentences
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We try a tight corner off the square, a bodega with hanging leather wineskins and plenty of barrels, and finally win a spot at the small counter.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
In a tight corner, she and the health minister spoke with a woman being tested for COVID, reassuring her.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
That room was created by Gov. Pat Brown late in his second term because he got tired of holding crowded Q-and-As in his tight corner office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Still, Russell’s earnestly clenched, intrinsically decent performance – pulsing and perspiring in such ideal contrast to the late, great Walsh’s unflappable, silver-eyed villain – keeps you in his tight corner to the ludicrous end.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2020
“Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago. Yeah, I’m staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore. One year, and then back to my quiet retirement.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
